Social media seems to be laughing its ass off about this tragedy, is it because the folks at burning man are perceived as frivolous hippies or something? Everyone I’ve ever met who was a regular burning man attendee has been a solid human being with strong morals, personally and financially responsible, a career. Upstanding members of society for sure. I guess all some people know is the sensationalized drugs and sex. A person died. This is a tragedy for an event that brings positivity into the world. Kind of annoyed.

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (27 children)

They do though. Neither one of them deserves your anger. Be angry at the people who actually set up the system that makes you poor. Not the middle class who has as much to blame as the poor.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (26 children)

    The middle class didn't set up the system, but they love benefiting from it.

    But even then, my main gripe with the middle class is their insistence that they're blameless and they like to pretend they're on the same side as the poor when they're constantly supporting policies to keep the poor poorer.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (9 children)

    Yes, the middle class benefits some form the current system. We want a system that benefits all. That doesn’t mean breaking the system for the people who live a comfortable life. It means making the system support a comfortable life for all.

    And blaming them as a block is really stupid anyway because they don’t all vote lock step. These divisions along non-ideological divides are a silly distraction meant to keep people fighting people who are actually on the same side.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    These divisions along non-ideological divides are a silly distraction meant to keep people fighting people who are actually on the same side.

    Fuck you and your million dollar mortgage and your 2nd car. We are not on the same side. We just have a common enemy.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (4 children)

    call me a skeptic but I doubt there is someone here with a million dollar mortgage and multiple cars that's just sitting around, reading lemmy.

    Like what, they're reading a thread on lemmy on the way to a business meeting in their private car?

    Like who are you really yelling at.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    That's the "I'm totally middle class" bullshit that keeps popping up here. The average home price in a lot of cities is inching closer to $1M.

    And yes, they're on lemmy. Especially the tech workers, who probably do the least amount of work per dollar in human history.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (14 children)

    What a useless bullshit excuse to be hateful and averse to any actual solution whatsoever

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (5 children)

    Never said I was averse to solutions. I can be hateful and also want to fix the problems.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Yeah the real way to fix capitalism is to hate people with 20% more money than you. Great plan.

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    You're getting nothing though. Scream at the clouds (except in your case they're not even rain clouds, they're actually just people barely better off than you but you're just too fucking stupid to understand it) if you like, you're actually helping the rich people keep their advantage

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (7 children)

    I mean the middle class are pretty adverse to the solution as well...

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Oh what a cool and hip communist everyone. Look so edgy

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (5 children)

    How else do you propose to fix a system set up to benefit a certain class, a class which has firmly entrenched itself around the levers of power, without tearing down the whole rotten structure and starting again.

    Don't pretend that you are for the current system for any other reasons than "I've got mine, Jack".

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    I'm not 14 anymore so I won't entertain such nonsense wastes of time

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Seems like you wasted time telling me you weren't going to waste time. I guess if that's the level you are operating at I shouldn't be suprised that you're content.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I am not "content" I'm just not a fucking highschooler willing to rehash the same stupid bullshit arguments over and over. Yes, good point about wasting time, further replies will be ignored and you'll be blocked.

    PS no one gives a fuck that you're a communist.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    How else do you propose to fix a system set up to benefit a certain class, a class which has firmly entrenched itself around the levers of power, without tearing down the whole rotten structure and starting again.

    Not them but my idea for changing things includes socially engineering different ideas until they corrupt those in power. That's the only way we can really get to the 1%.

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