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I dislike the King (lemmy.world)
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[-] Esqplorer@lemmy.zip 4 points 9 months ago

It's not that literal. Most of us don't have a king either.

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 4 points 9 months ago

If that's a metaphor, I have no clue what for.

[-] Esqplorer@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago

A huge number of people are drinking from lead pipes. It's not a consequential difference from lead cups.

Children are working at all kinds of jobs, not just factories, and the ruling class is pushing to expand child labor.

We don't have a king, but we have more stratification in class than in the prior eras.

There's no direct metaphor, but the tweet is showing that the fact pattern can change without conditions improving.

this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2024
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