Thread 22866543 - /bant/ [Archived: 1514 hours ago]

Anonymous ID: P66YBYTxUnited States
6/26/2025, 7:18:11 AM No.22866543
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The global capitalist system's continued existence will eventually lead to the collapse of global human civilization; after that the human species might survive for a few more centuries before ultimately becoming extinct and then after that all life on earth will gradually follow.
The Earth will become completely barren of all life, just another rock in space. It is too late to stop it now. Events have been set in motion that cannot be reversed now, feedback loops that will bring about the extermination of all life on Earth.
Anonymous ID: /skYwBpwUnited States
6/26/2025, 7:20:39 AM No.22866545
It would be funny if the entire world in response to the continuation of capitalism swallowed up,and overthrow the countries most guilty for proliferation capitalism
Anonymous ID: P66YBYTxUnited States
6/26/2025, 7:23:16 AM No.22866548
I think by this point it's too late. I'm a doomer. Even if it were all magically overthrown overnight and replaced with a more ecologically sustainable system without the ideology of infinite growth, consumerism, and the profit motive we've already fucked up the climate and the environment too much.
Neither socialism nor communism nor whatever else can reverse the damage that's been done enough to prevent collapse.
Anonymous ID: /skYwBpwUnited States
6/26/2025, 7:30:09 AM No.22866558
But basically, I don't understand how the mind if an average person works, how more awareness hasn't been created, and why it is so hard to get through to people and why there is still this resistance and continued support for capitalism, it's just absolutely mind boggling for me.

You're left wondering still, if the average person even has any awareness of basic class dynamics and things like that. You would think people would want to seek out alternatives desperately instead of just continuing to be absolute hopeless slaves to this big elaborate dehumanizing machine and system. It sucks that we're stuck voting with these people and relying on democracy when we have no other alternatives. There should be some other way to leave these people behind.

Studies show that the more economically downtrodden people are, the more likely they'll turn to racism, and prejudice. I don't really get why this is they just completely miss the big picture.

It's so easy for the wealthy elite to simply mislead everyone astray it seems, and mind control them. It is utterly disheartening.
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Anonymous ID: /skYwBpwUnited States
6/26/2025, 7:32:03 AM No.22866561
It's unfortunate that, if you have a diverse population, a percentage might be evolved and advanced enough to pick the best choice for their survival. But all the while, there will be a portion who simply aren't advanced enough are more or less going the way of extinction but we're supposed to have a functioning democracy with these individuals
Anonymous ID: P66YBYTxUnited States
6/26/2025, 7:37:04 AM No.22866566
>>22866558
Yeah the idea that the people at the bottom are those who have "nothing to lose but their chains" and will eagerly be organizing for revolution hasn't been shown to be true. Most people, even the poorest of the poor will just keep their heads down and try to keep what they still have. People still have their lives and families and their jobs to lose and would rather try to make a better existence for themselves and their families rather than risking it all for the potential to save all of humanity.
Why overthrow the system when you can just try to advance within it? The goal of elevating your class position so that the problems of society no longer apply to you is what motivates many people.
I think this tendency will be the final nail in the coffin. It's just too risky to stick your head out. The ruling class may be outnumbered but they're not outpowered. Humans tend to be reactive rather than proactive so by the time class consciousness spreads enough for more revolutions to break out, it'll be too late already. Hell it's probably too late now.
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Anonymous ID: /skYwBpwUnited States
6/26/2025, 7:43:16 AM No.22866575
>>22866566
I am just left with my gut instinct telling me that this can't be the true nature of humanity, that we weren't all meant to mire away in darkened coal mines until the end of existence in less then subpar living conditions, with no other governing awareness but to be slaves, there has to be more for us then this.

But the average human could be incredibly simple, like a animal almost, but then that would be like a goat or a farm animal.

Anyway, I almost think the type of conditions capitalism has created suits a very servile race of people who have almost been bred for captivity.

But then I think of the exodus from Egypt
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Anonymous ID: /skYwBpwUnited States
6/26/2025, 7:48:30 AM No.22866582
Otherwise how far global catastrophe is I am not really sure
Anonymous ID: P66YBYTxUnited States
6/26/2025, 7:53:46 AM No.22866586
>>22866575
People can become used to surprisingly intolerable conditions. And for some it's all they've ever known. Many people in these circumstances believe their only chance for improvement is within the system, and would rather focus on sending their kids to get an education so that their kids can get good jobs and support their parents later on. That and the idea that any alternative to capitalism always ends in failure is prevalent and deters anyone from trying to build an alternative.
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Anonymous ID: aMItE874United States
6/26/2025, 8:03:26 AM No.22866593
>>22866586
>and would rather focus on sending their kids to get an education so that their kids can get good jobs and support their parents later on.
the thing is, people barely have the energy/resources to raise one or two children
this strategy is only really reliable if you have like 6 to 10 children & atleast 75% of them are productive
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Anonymous ID: aMItE874United States
6/26/2025, 8:04:04 AM No.22866595
but people think they can just have one or two kids & "things will work out" in the way you describe, without really thinking it through
Anonymous ID: P66YBYTxUnited States
6/26/2025, 8:14:09 AM No.22866601
>>22866593
I'm talking about third-world tier poverty where your only potential support structure later on in life if you're at the bottom of the hierarchy is having children who can take care of you. That's why poor countries tend to have a much higher reproduction rate, because having many children is a necessity. Subsistence farmers and whoever will also have more children to tend to the farm.