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[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 62 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

This better not become a thing. Truly awful.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Teh@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks, as the title accidentally a word.

[–] gitgud@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Turns out capitalism hates children. Who knew?

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] tintory@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

You won the internet, my friend!

[–] Aradia@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Doesn't capitalism need kids to have more workers and consumers?

[–] tintory@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

Yes,

Doesn't stop capitalists from being greedy stupid gits

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes, but it's irrelevant, they can always either reduce jobs or import people. Also it's not as if any capitalist and especially capitalist class as a whole ever thought on 20+ years forward, they think about next quarter.

[–] Aradia@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I don't think this is what capitalist wants, but it's more about Japanese society issue influenced by ads and social issues. Capitalism can make this issue worse as they don't really care about people health, they just want positive numbers.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yes this is what i said, when lack of workers will prove to be an serious issue which capitalist economy would be unable to resolve by themselves, the state will come in to solve that, just as for example Polish state answered the need of cheap workforce around 2015 by reducing the requirements and regultions for Ukrainians, who were coincidentally searching jobs in the millions after maidan government strangled them with shock therapy. Which by the way didn't stopped the very same Polish government from denying to accept few thousands Syrians.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Capitalism also needs a functioning environment to continue...

[–] Aradia@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

And a smartphone needs a user to use it...

[–] LoamImprovement@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Everyone younger than the boomers. Sorry ma, grandkids are expensive and I'm having naps for dinner as it is.

[–] mihies@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

It's all LGBTQ+ fault! /s

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

But they have such a good culture that allows for plenty of living space to raise a family, much time off and encourages social mixing that allows you to meet your partner.