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[–] SteefLem@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Always wondered. Who is going to buy stuff if noone has a job anymore (or income)?

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On top of UBI that has been mentioned (and in true socialism - everyone's needs met beyond that, including housing, food, utilities, and so on), without capitalism the artificial "need" to "buy stuff" will no longer exist, so there's no problem.
One thing capitalism is great at is selling us "solutions" to problems it created itself.

[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SteefLem@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At the end of it all, it will be the only pool with money.

[–] SuddenDownpour@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You appear to underestimate the capacity of the rich to come up with ways to overspend.

[–] CyanFen@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

That's where UBI comes into play

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

For a guy like Trump or Elon, it's not about owning nice things or having wonderful experiences, it's about having people line up to kiss your ass.

[–] gumchops@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago