• non_burglar@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Is it, though? Has the system been keeping us down, or are the ppl in charge just stupid and greedy? Assigning intent makes the unfairness sting less.

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        6 months ago

        Has the system been keeping us down, or are the ppl in charge just stupid and greedy?

        This is a false choice, it’s both. Not all of them are (or were) stupid. But the system is intentionally like this because people are greedy. For money and power.

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              6 months ago

              Well, I felt you were drawing relevance away from the initial intent of the quoted maxim. Regardless, looks like I might have overreacted. Let’s just chalk this up to internet comments.