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Growing up, I read lots of books around historic lifestyles and was shocked by the danger, disease, and lack of eg plumbing or electricity. I felt super thankful for everything I had in comparison, I lived in amazing privilege. I wonder if this sense informed my political views-

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Where somewhere in my brain I process the "baseline" existence as so far below what we have today, and I feel primarily gratitude and wonder for everything capitalism has brought us as opposed to anger that it hasn't delivered more.

10:35 PM · Sep 8, 2020

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When you don't have a body you can sell danger-free over the internet, life can get considerably tougher, for much longer periods of time, with no apparent escape route. The little window into the world you're privy to seems to exclude a LOT of reality.

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I mean you do know I was an IRL escort and was assaulted in that job, and I have worked terrible entry level jobs with no apparent end in sight for years? Getting to my very fortunate position is a new thing.

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I think a lot about this too. Especially after reading The Road to Wigan Pier. The part about working in the mines was particularly sobering... youtube.com/watch?v=aHeXoI

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Capitalism is a good and necessary evolution from what preceded it. E.g feudalism. It has huge benefits but that's not a reason to ignore its downsides and drawbacks

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Don’t ask what causes poverty. Poverty is the default state. Ask what causes lack of poverty.

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You know I haven’t lived the longest, but your the closest to the woman of my dreams as Iv come across

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I feel like the more I learned about history the more my views began to skew toward libertarian ideals. Nothing really wakes you up to the good capitalism can do like learning about the conditions people lived in just 200 years ago.

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On the whole, capitalism has delivered. Super cheap TVs, smartphones, clothes and food. It doesn't mean much though if you can't afford housing, healthcare and education. The last 3 have been increasing way above inflation for a while now. I can see why others aren't as cheery.