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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by andersonvom on Sunday January 02, 2022 @03:11PM (#29773237)
If the two horrible options were free from context, sure. But that's hardly (if ever) the case. It is very convenient to start from a place where A has power over B, then say "B is free to choose whatever crappy options A offers, because... freedom".
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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by thegrimmest on Sunday January 02, 2022 @06:04PM (#29775091)
We have to start from some place don't we? Even if we perfectly redistributed wealth tomorrow, we'd see billionaires in a generation or two.
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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by andersonvom on Sunday January 02, 2022 @10:06PM (#29776869)
This only goes to show that the current system is inherently broken, but this is a completely different conversation.
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