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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/fearlessbeautyy on 2024-11-17 03:55:05+00:00.

You know, growing up, I was always told that communism was this big scary thing. “It doesn’t work,” they’d say. “It leads to poverty and suffering.” But here I am, working 60 hours a week, barely making enough to cover rent, and watching billionaires throw themselves space parties. Is this supposed to be the better system?

I’m not saying I’ve become a full-on communist overnight, but the more I learn, the more I think maybe the propaganda machine worked overtime to convince us that sharing resources is bad. Like, why is it such a radical idea to say the people who actually do the work should have a bigger say in how things run and a fair share of the wealth they create?

Take healthcare, for example. In the U.S., people go bankrupt because they get sick. In other systems (some of which are based on socialist principles), you can see a doctor without it destroying your finances. Or housing—why are landlords allowed to hoard empty properties while millions of people sleep on the streets?

And don’t even get me started on wages. CEOs are making 400x what their average employee earns, but we’re told to just “work harder” if we want to get ahead. News flash: the system isn’t broken—it’s working exactly as intended to keep us in our place.

I know someone’s going to pop in here and say, “But look at insert failed state here!” And yeah, nothing’s perfect. But at least those systems tried to center people over profits. Meanwhile, capitalism has given us climate change, exploitative labor, and billionaires trying to colonize Mars instead of fixing the problems right here on Earth.

Anyone else feel like they’ve been sold a bill of goods about capitalism being the “best” system? Because I’m really starting to question everything we’ve been taught.