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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] Fal@yiffit.net 114 points 2 years ago (95 children)

You're not using your bed right now. Are you letting a homeless person sleep in it?

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (86 children)

That's not a contradiction. Your, my, and everyone's bed is for sleeping in. The beds in that store are for accumulation of wealth. This displays the harsh efficiencies of capitalism, because the people in the most need for a bed cannot afford to have one.

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[–] dwalin@lemmy.world 124 points 2 years ago (34 children)

I belive the beds in a store that sells beds are either to be sold or to help you choose a bed. They are not "fuck you, see how many beds i have" beds

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[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (12 children)

It'll probably be sold at a discount too since it was for display

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[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

For probably still more money than street sleeping homeless guy can afford of we are being honest.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Right but equally it's not the mattress company's job to accommodate the homeless person. It's not like they didn't have to pay an inflated price from the manufacturer so if they sold it for the price of the materials they'd probably make a loss.

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[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

No of course not. I'm not saying that the homeless guy should be in the store, I'm saying it's out of his reach even for the floor model.

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[–] lemann@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

100%. I have yet to see somewhere that sells display furniture/appliances at full price, usually they knock some off due to shop guests messing around with it, wear and tear

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[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Ew, they would sell you a display bed? Seems, unhygienic.

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[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I mean I don't even wanna know how often the average person changes their sheets, let alone their mattress. My parents have mattresses in spare bedrooms older than me.

Honestly though, display beds aren't as scary to me as hotel beds

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[–] bioemerl@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago (20 children)

The beds in that store are for accumulation of wealth

...selling people beds so they have beds to sleep in. Beds that aren't riddled with bugs thanks to the store not being a homeless shelter.

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (19 children)

You're assuming selling beds is the only method to distribute them. That's simply untrue.

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[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

So beds in the store are for accumulation of wealth but then when someone buys them they're for sleeping in? Deep

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Who are the people in most need for a bed? Isn't that need relatively equal? I mean, I guess when I was younger I didn't really need one, but now I'm a wreck without one. I know some guys with copd that only sleep in chairs, so maybe their need is on low end.

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The people without beds, followed by the people that need to replace their beds, followed by people that want to receive a bed for any other reason.

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Is there like an Uber for this?

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[–] papertowels@lemmy.one 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Don't give Airbnb ideas

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Don't worry, if people don't have homes because they don't have money, they wouldn't have money for a bed uber either.

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[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

It's a GrInD eCoNoMy oLd mAn.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Grindr is uber for warm, lubricated holes.

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[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I think that's just called splitting rent with someone who works nights

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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Why are you so intent on defending the ruling class? You aren't in their group. You're a broke ass like the rest of us and you never will achieve anywhere near enough wealth to forget that.

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