• MolochAlter@lemmy.world
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    That’s incorrect, it’s a system where you die if nobody wants you to do anything, which is a much lower threshold to clear given how many things can be delegated.

    Like, you can make a living making art, which is not necessary but definitely something people want, if you’re good at it.

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          But it gives those who float through life without any practical purpose, purpose. You don’t understand, man! It’s just so deep.

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        Lol no it’s not, and I say it as an avid consumer of several different artforms.

        Also, even then, you don’t need a specific artist to make it for you, you can make art too.

        The fact that art thrives in mercantilist and capitalist societies is a testament to the fact that want, and not need, drives the market.

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        That’s my point. You don’t need furry art to survive, nobody needs furry artists to make furry art, but people with surplus want them to, and that makes them thrive in a capitalist society.