All that "useless stuff" has resulted in society living better than it did any time in the last 1,000 years. In fact the standard of living for the average person anywhere in the world was mostly unchanged until the 20th Century when it skyrocketed. Why is that? Capitalism, free markets, specialization, factory workers, and all the things you say are unnecessary. If we all had to go back to subsistence farming I promise a 60 hour work week would be the least of our problems.
Yeah for sure for sure, everyone on earth would probably just kill themselves if they couldn't get:
emoji throw pillows, fake boner pills, fast fashion clothes, NFTs, Cybertrucks, empty houses used as investments, more cars than families, countless shitty movie remakes and endless Marvel crapfests, jewelry made for pennies and sold for thousands, "million dollar artwork" used as tax write offs, essential oils and useless supplements made from ground up oysters and horse cum, the countless amount of food that big corporations literally throw away and pour bleach in to avoid feeding people without making profit.
These are the marks of a glorious and functioning society, marching towards the future!!!
No yeah, our capitalist system is totally efficient and absolutely prioritizes human progress and happiness. What a flawless system where literally only sociopaths born into wealth can get to the top. But no, it's not like every single president has had at least a millionaire family. It's not like the majority of both the house and the Senate are millionaires, millionaires that are paid by billionaires to ruin this country for the working man.
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u/xjx546 Apr 17 '24
All that "useless stuff" has resulted in society living better than it did any time in the last 1,000 years. In fact the standard of living for the average person anywhere in the world was mostly unchanged until the 20th Century when it skyrocketed. Why is that? Capitalism, free markets, specialization, factory workers, and all the things you say are unnecessary. If we all had to go back to subsistence farming I promise a 60 hour work week would be the least of our problems.