• Zorque@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    If it was that easy, we’d be flooded with reasonably priced sources of food and other things.

    The ability for the “free market” to fix all our problems has always been vastly overstated.

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      11 months ago

      The ability for the “free market” to fix stuff is antiproportional to the stupidity of customers being manipulated by obvious advertising lies.

      The solution is education and teaching critical thinking skills.

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        11 months ago

        Thats one aspect, yes, but capitalists aren’t just going to stop being capitalists because people are a little less likely to succumb to advertising. People still need food, still need housing, still need fun and leisure to stay sane. And there will still be people there eager and willing to exploit that need to the best of their ability… and more than willing to ignore them if its not worth their time.