• Smoogs@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    in a very transactional society yes. I’ve never experienced this pressure to get money as the only value a person has as much as Ive seen when visiting america.

    A lot of other societies put other things such as family and community over this and will ask such questions as a point of value in life.

    I strongly urge you to travel and see how other cultures connect with eachother if your only experience has been american greed which seems to be celebrated in america. there is a reason america attracts the types of people such as elon musk and andrew tate. These types of people dont fit so well in societies that ask other questions about their life and value as a person that isnt money oriented

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      1 day ago

      My experiences are legion. I’m far from a money guy, but I see the damage it does out there. Thanks for the travel advice though.

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        1 day ago

        you dont have to be a money guy to break under the pressure of a money society.

        the red hats have shown us that.

        I’m sure there is an array of ideals in such a pressure cooker society all built around a society that doesnt support food, housing or health as a right, this is still something you have to earn everyday; this makes an impact regardless of how far your heart is from being a capitalist. you are still living in a capitalist society that puts money over every other value.

        So yea, it can put the idea that all of the world is run by greed. “everyone has a price” i can see why you would think that in a society running on tip culture as a means to survive. A culture that invented The Beast to be so successful on pushing this concept every day.

        i would challenge that saying it is a perspective you cant help but have while living under such pressure in such a capitalistic society that was manifested by people who want nothing more than to have control. It then becomes essy to brain washing you into thinking certain things are inevitable. makes you that much easier to control when they dont have to compete with other values such as family or community or even personal hobbies that only become something else to monetize rather than just to enjoy in the spare time you cant have.