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SabotageGoodActually t1_j2al1x7 wrote

Reply to comment by AllanfromWales1 in We have all the resources we need to solve the world's greatest problems, so long as we can rise above our tribal instincts. by IAI_Admin

This is what is commonly know as contradiction of capitalism (one of many). It’s actually one of the reasons why there are frequent “crises” in the market. These crises were explained in detail by anti capitalists over a century ago, and it was shown that they are actually very predictable. Capitalists don’t care.

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AllanfromWales1 t1_j2ac0y6 wrote

Reply to comment by fitzroy95 in We have all the resources we need to solve the world's greatest problems, so long as we can rise above our tribal instincts. by IAI_Admin

As I said elsewhere, capitalism requires a market. Making more and more people poor removes a significant proportion of that market. Bill Gates can't get rich unless people are buying computer software. Bezos can't get rich if people can't afford to use Amazon. Lower down the chain, Ronald McDonald needs people to buy burgers. And so on. It's far from obvious that the guys at the top don't care about us - they rely on us. Obviously there's a limit to how far they're willing to go, but it's not as black and white as you seem to suggest.

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coke_and_coffee t1_j2aawhh wrote

Reply to comment by probability_of_meme in We have all the resources we need to solve the world's greatest problems, so long as we can rise above our tribal instincts. by IAI_Admin

> They know very well they're better off with lots of starving people around.

This is reductive nonsense. You don’t need these kind of cynical conspiracy theories to explain why wealthy people want to keep their wealth. Ask yourself, why don’t you give all your wealth away to starving kids in Africa? It’s the same dynamic at play.

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fitzroy95 t1_j2aavlm wrote

Reply to comment by AllanfromWales1 in We have all the resources we need to solve the world's greatest problems, so long as we can rise above our tribal instincts. by IAI_Admin

to an extent they are.

They tend to have a common interest in increasing their own wealth and power. How they choose to do those things certainly varies massively between them, however the common factors are that they have zero interest in helping the rest of the population, and will willingly kneecap public initiatives if they can't profit off it.

It doesn't need any kind of conspiracy, it just requires people with influence and greed who are manipulating society in their own interests, at the expense of everyone else

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