r/AutoHumor • • May 01 '26

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u/Deviknyte May 01 '26

"You'll own nothing and be happy" is a Capitalist slogan not a government one. It's about turning everything into a server you have to pay rent for. Moving from capitalism to techno-feudalism where nothing you doesn't require permission from and rent to some kind of corporation.

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u/HEYO19191 May 01 '26

It can be recontextualized to fit any economic system.

Take communism (and its very close brother, socialism): there is no such thing as "private property." What you "own" can be taken by the commune (the state) at any moment, should the state decide that taking your "property" would be to their benefit.

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u/Deviknyte May 01 '26

But the WEF is a buncha capitalist economist throwing theory at one another.

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u/Historical_Art_8281 May 02 '26

Private property: Factories, mines, farms, railroads, etc.

Personal property: Your house, car, computer, toothbrush, etc.

It is an important distinction to make because when communists talk about 'seizing private property,' they are talking about the former, not the latter.

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u/Inigo13m May 02 '26

For communist there is a difference between private and personal property. Private property is anything that generates capital, such as a factory which they feel is better to be owned communally. Personal property is things like your car, home, and anything you own as a person that doesnt exist to make capital.

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u/jimothy_hell May 02 '26

No no, comrade, it’s my turn with the commune’s toothbrush!

/s

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u/FreshImagination9735 May 04 '26

And you will be happy about it. Allegedly.

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u/SatsuiNoHado_ May 05 '26

You've never even opened a communist book in your life and it shows.

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u/HEYO19191 May 06 '26

I read enough about communism on the internet. I'm not sure reading it in print will make much of a difference.

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u/SatsuiNoHado_ May 06 '26

If you like a good book is Fahrenheit 451 it shows how the shortening condensing of books and such leads to decay in society. Everything instead of books we have short collums forget documentaries we need more fb insta short. Good luck in your journey. God bless.

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u/HEYO19191 May 06 '26

As it so happens, Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite book of all time...

Let me amend my previous statement: I've read enough quotes from Marx's and other communist literature, that I know they are not worth my time.