This is capitalism’s vast irrationality and inhumanity in action. Markets and The Economy™ matter more to capitalism than the concrete distribution of resources according to tangible human need.
Resources exist in abundance – give them to people. Housing sits empty – give it to people. The rules of the feast table should apply to our economic system – no one gets seconds until everyone has gotten a plate.
We stand at a crossroads in these chaotic times: socialism or barbarism! The ruling class repeatedly chooses the latter. We need to organize and choose the former!
John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
Wait… isn’t the price supposed to go down when supply is way higher then demand? Isn’t that what the whole supply demand curve thing is all about?
The news has been pretty occupied with coronavirus lately, so you may have missed this piece of good news:
As of March 2020, the bushfires that raged for 240 days in Australia have now been extinguished due to two weeks of heavy rain.
everybody stop what you’re doing, its a cat cleaning a baby
“Stupid furless humans can’t take care of their kitten, I have to do everything myself.”
My favourite thing is baby sitting up thinking “What the fuck is that?” Then seeing the cat, thinks “Very well, continue.”
Stupid furless humans.
Are we not gonna talk about the look the cat gives the baby
“Lay the fuck back down young one, I wasn’t done. Yes, good, obey me.”Thing is, cats raise young collectively in their colonies. This cat is doing its job as co-parent.
min wage workers: “hey can we have like $4 extra per hour please. we literally can’t afford to live”
corporations: “hmm…. let me think” *spends $25 million on another TV ad thanking min wage workers* “no sorry it’s just not within our budget :(”
Here’s video from twitter of this guy getting berated by the protesting morons:
https://twitter.com/MarcZenn/status/1251975162926227457
These are good people doing good things, and those protesters can all go into a closed room together and cough.






















