Thread 82286472

I don't think it's been easier for the average person to be an utter cunt and face no real consequences for it, everyone is getting more self centered, less empathetic, and views other human beings as commodities that they can replace when they get bored. Every conversation I start with a Woman my age has a hostile undertone, as if I am seen as a pest or a nuisance before I've even done anything. Like everyone is waiting for a reason to screw someone else over, or they'll screw you over for no reason simply because they felt like it. Nearly every person in my life has done this to me, no matter how nice they initially seem. It's like I'm being punished for trying to be a decent person and trying to make friends, what is the benefit? It has only caused me suffering, I think I'd be farther ahead in life if I was as cruel as everyone else.

>>82286472 (OP)
Women feel nothing but hatred for us. Whenever they're being polite, they're just faking it.

>>82287202
Brutal, I've always done my best to treat the Women in my life well but doing so is essentially having a cat or a dog that bites your hand when you try to pet it or give it food

The rise of capitalism led to a breakdown of natural human compassion. People became more concerned with status, wealth, and power, which led to competition and a kind of social "war" where individuals looked out for their own interests at the expense of others.

The state and economic powers work together to manage and shape the public psyche through ideological control by pushing selfishness to maintain profit-making.
In modern capitalism, people consume more than they produce, and in fact, the act of consumption itself has become a defining characteristic of the self. Individuals are encouraged not to produce, but to buy and consume goods that fulfill their desires and sense of identity (which is a significant departure from the earlier ideal of independence through work).

In more traditional or pre-capitalist times, relationships, particularly romantic love, were often imbued with spiritual, emotional, or sacred significance. Love was seen as something transformative and deeply meaningful, tied to a sense of commitment, mutual care, and long-term connection. It was often intertwined with cultural and religious values, and could be viewed as an expression of humanity's higher aspirations.
In the capitalist system, love and relationships are increasingly defined by consumerist values, with partners often seen as commodities that serve each other's pleasure or emotional satisfaction. In this sense, love becomes another form of consumption, where individual desires drive relationships rather than deeper spiritual or emotional commitments. This commodification of love leads to a dissolution of deep emotional bonds and a shift towards more superficial, short-term connections.

Everything revolves around the illusion of "freedom" to do whatever one wants. But the individual is caught in the cycle of consuming more than they produce, ultimately leading to endless short-term satisfaction, frustation and selfishness.
Everything is allowed, nothing is possible.

>>82287344
kino post, you pretty much explained everything I've been thinking but couldn't find the words for, I really don't know what to do at this point to fill the void that's been created from living like this

>>82287344
third post best post
spot on

>>82287344
Go move to some communist utopia if capitalism is so bad then.

>>82287344
Osaka anon fucking nailed it on the head with this.

Sorry for the late reply I forgot about to check back. But it's a fairly nothingburger response anyway

>>82287419
>I really don't know what to do at this point to fill the void that's been created from living like this
Good thing that I don't know either (I wouldn't be here otherwise).
Many of the changes needed are on a societal level. But on a personal level, it's more complicated. One way might be to find meaning in the act of creation rather than through consumption (through art or simply making things by hand). Another path could be with spiritual awakening, which often requires a more rooted, less consumer-driven lifestyle (something very hard to achieve within the relentless pace of selfish neocapitalism; would not recommend unless you live away from the city).
Living in the countryside in a close-knit community can also offer you deeper non-transactional relationships. It often comes from the fact that neighbors can't just disappear or be easily replaced, and you end up forming bonds simply by sharing everyday life with the same people over time.
But all of this is easier said than done. I for one have started practicing the art of not giving a fuck (also started writing)

>>82287509
You don't have to be a commie to hate capitalism (shocking I know). Capitalism is a fairly recent concept. You're not gonna VGH your way back without getting rid of it. For example, France was mostly feudal, with mercantilist elements before the French Revolution then went through a transitional period to capitalism, up until it was firmly established in the 1850s. Neocapitalism then started appearing with the Marshall Plan and was firmly established there when De Gaulle got booted out after the US backed colour revolution of may 68. Modern capitalism is libertarian liberalism, pushed in big parts by Trotskyists, who became neoconservatists (you're not a Trotskyist anon, are you???!!)

They hated Jesus first.

>>82286472 (OP)
Standards for society are in free fall because we allowed the dregs to scrape on easy street for too long. >>82287344 is unironically correct in that rampant capitalism led to a lot of the bullshit we see today so some faceless berg can make money off this shit. Having isolated maladjusted retards is ideal because those are the people most subservient and willing to consume the slop to the end of the trough, which infects everything else to a race to the bare bottom to make line go up at any cost.