I want the word "threft" to take off, its one of my prouder coinages
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Replying to @arthur_affect @benjanun_s
idk. Never been super poor but I've been broke and been the person freaking out at someone over small overcharged
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so on that level I get it. Living under capitalism does things to your brain
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I don't judge any individual person for trying to save money, but making it part of your identity is troubling
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bc that means fully embracing the Me Vs The World mindset of capitalism
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I mean I've been on both sides, I was broke bc my job was being the poor counter sap dealing w dudes w groupons
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it fucks you up both ways - entering "work mode" where all customers who complain are dicks and potential enemies
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not considering (bc you can't) maybe your company did fuck them over
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I've a whole thing abt how treating "workers" and "customers" as two separate kinds of ppl is inherently a fallacy
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and one often cynically used by capitalism as a divide and conquer strategy
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