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Just a friendly (depressing) reminder that poverty is a social construct. As a society we say, 'cool' everyday. (hexbear.net)

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We have the ablility to house, feed, educate, clothe, and medically assist everyone. But the money!!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

right, "social construct" doesn't mean "imaginary"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, and, for example, Marx said that "money" was technically "real" as early as The German Ideology. It wasn't a matter of saying "money is fiat and therefore it doesn't exist!" It was a matter of dealing with the system at the heart of it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He iterates this with his belief in god: they’re all real because we said they are and affect our lives and the lives of others rust-darkness

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

yeah