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Viendictive t1_je1dszh wrote

Reply to The reason you were born is to be productive & exploited your whole life, as a reward you're sold freedom in years that you wouldn't be a productive worker anyway. by KHUSTOM

False premise, there is no reason you were born, nor is there a reason your parents exist. Your life and all life is meaningless. It is humanism that imparts human-centric meaning on the universe, which is kinda interesting considering we are the universe doing that… to/for ourselves…

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thewid10 t1_je1dk9g wrote

Reply to The reason you were born is to be productive & exploited your whole life, as a reward you're sold freedom in years that you wouldn't be a productive worker anyway. by KHUSTOM

Nah. The reason you were born was an evolutionary miracle in terms of the universe that we currently understand. You can do what you will with that gift, but productivity can be measured in many ways and you can always stand up to exploitation if you have the guts.

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-ComputerCat- t1_je1cy25 wrote

Reply to comment by ToxicFactory in The reason you were born is to be productive & exploited your whole life, as a reward you're sold freedom in years that you wouldn't be a productive worker anyway. by KHUSTOM

Except for those who don't have the money to travel to a place where that's possible... Aside from that most land is owned already and people usually don't take kindly to strangers living on their property

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ToxicFactory t1_je1chob wrote

Reply to The reason you were born is to be productive & exploited your whole life, as a reward you're sold freedom in years that you wouldn't be a productive worker anyway. by KHUSTOM

If this is an issue for you, nobody stops you to go live a free life in the woods. Outside of society, you would have to survive, hunt and take care of yourself.

Most people don't because they lack the knowledge and the will power.

You can if you choose to.

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Foreign_Feedback_870 t1_je1c9z5 wrote

Reply to The reason you were born is to be productive & exploited your whole life, as a reward you're sold freedom in years that you wouldn't be a productive worker anyway. by KHUSTOM

That's a pretty cynical view. While capitalism does involve production and economic activity, that's not the sole 'reason' any individual is born or lives their life. People find purpose and meaning in family, relationships, creativity, and other areas—not just productivity or exploitation. And the notion that 'freedom' is only granted once you're not economically useful is a bleak way to think about human rights and the ability to pursue whatever gives life meaning, regardless of 'productive' potential. There's more to existence than just economic gains or losses.

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Apprehensive_Fuel873 t1_je1c37q wrote

Reply to The reason you were born is to be productive & exploited your whole life, as a reward you're sold freedom in years that you wouldn't be a productive worker anyway. by KHUSTOM

That's capitalism baby, the people stating this as some immutable fact of life don't understand history or economics and you shouldn't take them seriously.

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We now live in a post scarcity society, we have enough for everyone, but some people aren't happy with enough and those people hold a disproportionate amount of power so we're stuck doing it their way.

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