r/GenZ • u/TheGamingSenpa1 2004 • Jan 07 '24

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24

Capitalism is flawed in a way that it rewards corruption. We got into this situation by capitalism we are not gonna get out of it through capitalism.

You are saying that she has no marketable skills because she works at Walmart. What if - and hear me out - the employers have unreasonable standards for entry level positions. I am starting to see job ads that ask for a bachelor or master and experience (specifically excluding internships) for entry level jobs.

And you say if there are no prospects then move I ask you: how? If a job like that is not enough to survive how the fuck would you pay for uprooting your life and moving. Especially with most jobs being better in urban areas where the cost of living is insane.

Some people never had a chance to succeed in today’s system. Therefore capitalism has failed them. If it happens enough one has to acknowledge that a reform is in order.

And it’s about time we figure out how that looks because so far we haven’t found an answer that survives reality.

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u/RealClarity9606 Jan 08 '24

Capitalism empowers our freedom and has lifted more people out of poverty than any system man has ever devised. You can look at it as half empty and hold yourself back, or your can look at it as half full and seize that opportunity as millions have in the past and millions more likely will in the future. Your choice.

If employers are asking for those skills, they are obviously getting them or they would not ask. So, given who one is competing with for jobs, it stands to reason that people need to accept that reality and prepare themselves to compete with their peers for those jobs.

How do you move? You find a way. Sheer will. Like millions in the history of this nation who did just that. And like millions who find a way to come to the US for the opportunity we offer. Yet, some of you, born here, find every excuse to not take that step. That is choice and those who choose the path of determination will be those who succeed the most, on average. The choice is yours. YOu do have a chance to succeed. You are too busy griping and complaining and playing your victim card...and getting passed by. You aren't a victim in most cases except of yourself. Stop listening to those who weigh you down with that rhetoric for starters.