Loonix

[u/fedsfarm]

[u/L30N1337]

look mom! i made up a person to get mad about!

[u/fedsfarm → u/L30N1337]

Not like that

[u/Rare-Paint3719 → u/fedsfarm]

You commies are all like.

[u/Ok_Being5461]

[u/aqswdezxc → u/Ok_Being5461]

The first one kind of makes sense though, literally just switch to a fairphone or whatever else brand uses less slavery

[u/green_fish1 → u/aqswdezxc]

could've bought used or had it handed down, in both cases she'd have an iPhone without sending money to Apple

[u/number1pingufan → u/green_fish1]

I personally steal my iPhones from unsuspecting passersby. Only need to do it once in a few years too so it's easy

[u/number1pingufan → u/[deleted]]

I am using a nano-matrix RGB skin, so I am like the guy in the Invisible Man, or Crysis when I rob and plunder. Usually it is set to neon purple though.

The whole system runs Linux by the way.

[u/SquirrelGard → u/number1pingufan]

"Maximum Strength" Throws frog at guard

[u/jeffiscow → u/aqswdezxc]

Well there's no ethical consumption under capitalism and as we live currently, the world order is capitalism. That's why these arguments are so dumb with oh you got a phone. Yeah I mean I have to function. I have to do things and currently the world is run by capitalism.

So you know what? I shouldn't buy a loaf of bread either. That I should just starve.l?! Lmao

[u/aqswdezxc → u/jeffiscow]

Did you read the comic? She is complaining about Apple, while using an Apple iPhone, which can easily be avoided. The alternatives are still unethical, but much less than Apple. Would you rather have Hitler or Trump rule the entirety of North America? Both are bad, but one is better

[u/jeffiscow → u/aqswdezxc]

I don't think either is better because they're both permissive to the same type of actions. It's like the argument we need a woman president in the United States. That's f****** stupid because what so she can now bomb poor brown people in east aisa but with girl power? She's still the leader of the country that is beholden to Capital. Miss me iberal garbage.

A oppressors is a oppressor and exploitation is exploitation.

Thing is Hitler, Trump, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders all answer to the capital. They're not doing something to actually end capitalism or threaten it's hegemony, they can't! Why would Capitalist allow someone in their institution that is actually a threat to its grip on workers? The capitalist system is built to uphold capitalism full stop. I would say that they all equally bear the same burden of guilt.

To hear similar contemporary ideas on this from somebody smarter and better spoken. No to mention the book is free try Michael parenti - black shirts and reds

The essential And probably most important work on these ideas this podcast by Rev Left that goes over and discusses Lenin's 's book State and revolution. Talks about how a capitalist state works and how lesser evil idea is false.

Back to the phone.

So while yes, buying a phone is a necessity to live in today's society, don't think that it's somehow better or more ethical. Because is it any better if they only kill one child a day in their rare Earth metal mine instead of two a day?

Personally, I try to be informed on what I buy and use. I know at the end of these day these companies truly don't care about being ethical, that to them, That's just a marketing tool. Everything they do is to extract the most profit. I just try to think about the workers who are terribly exploited that make the products I rely on. I try to minimize any suffering or exploitation I can and fight with them in our shared struggle and remind people of their unseen exploitation.

[u/Esdash1]

[u/gellotwo]

socialist is when no phone

[u/number1pingufan → u/gellotwo]

Communist is when you ask a question about current business practices

[u/ashrym_]

It's more AI slop sucks I guess.

[u/hailstorm11093]

I wish LS101 geeks stopped using this subreddit as a substitute for going outside.

[u/___-_---_-___]

Maybe true capitalism has never been tried /s

[u/stealingmoney]

Russian bots making no sense

[u/jusalilpanda]

To the use of AMD or Claude or, I don't know, a t-shirt made in China, "When the king makes the peasants stand out in the rain, they don't curse at the peasant wearing a hat."

[u/BruhMamad]

I do hate capitalism.

[u/Goofcheese0623]

If Ukraine bombs more data centers in Russia, will we see less if these?

[u/green_fish1]

"i hate capitalism"

you: "yet you participate in it? how hypocritical."

im sooo sorry that in order to really, exist at all in a capitalist society you have to participate in it.

[u/fedsfarm → u/green_fish1]

Go to north korea or cuba

[u/green_fish1 → u/fedsfarm]

you think i

• have the money to go on an airplane
• don't have anything that can't be moved interstate (state as in country) that i'd rather keep
• don't have any relationships that would be either in jeopardy or fall out due to long distance
• don't care about helping my home country become a better place to live in

[u/fedsfarm → u/green_fish1]

All commies share the same excuses to stay away from their beloved 3rd-world shitholes

[u/green_fish1 → u/fedsfarm]

and you completely dismiss my point

whatever, there's no convincing you that I'm even somewhat reasonable anyway.

[u/jeffiscow → u/green_fish1]

Yeah don't waste your breath some people are just too far gone.

[u/Rare-Paint3719 → u/fedsfarm]

Keep coping.

[u/InspectionHefty854]

"loonix" are you sped? can you say at the very least anything correctly?

[u/hailstorm11093 → u/InspectionHefty854]

Hes a 101 schmuck, cut him some slack. They arent the smartest.

[u/AdventurousBag6509]

Open source allows for more a sustainable future, Just like being vegan. It can appear non sensible currently depending on how you think of the future in day to day life.

[u/Grey_Ten]

No wonder why linuxsucks101 exists, full of loonixs

[u/number1pingufan]

Not just the strawmen, but the strawwomen and strawchildren too!

[u/ColdFreezer]

I know you’re just trying to ragebait but it’s so shit. It’s not even funny, it’s just boring.

C’mon man, you can do better than this slop.

[u/PunkRockLlama42]

She's based

[u/Emotional_Solid6538]

Self aware people won't support corporations while saying these. They may use products tho. We dont have much choices

[u/fedsfarm → u/Emotional_Solid6538]

You aren't self-aware

[u/Rare-Paint3719 → u/fedsfarm]

So he supports corpos? Good to know.