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why do all these lib kids want to make the world a better place instead of furthering the rapacious machinery of capital smh
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not letting me post nobodies in the dunk tank just turns chapotraphouse into the dunk tank 2 
I have to wonder why any decent and intelligent person would want to be an industry lead.
Even being a success under capitalism doesn't appeal to me. It sounds boring and pointless. What is the point of being rich and leading a bunch of people if all you're doing is the same pointless goal of turning our beautiful planet into more plastic shit for people to throw away?
Oh cool, I lead the team that made a new throw away product and pointless waste of resources. I get my sports car that I never drive, my white picket fence and my generic family. Barf. No thanks.
And this is all assuming that capitalism doesn't completely collapse itself in my lifetime due to the crumbling empire running out of shit to exploit and a dying planet. Fuck that noise. I'd be happier as communist nobody that a capitalist super star.
I feel the same way, but I think for most of these people it's actually about the social rewards/ego strengthening effects and not the material boons. Like, imagine if the constant drumbeat of capitalist society that tells you "you're disposable, you're subhuman, you're nothing" was actually whispering the opposite in your ear. "You've won. You're better than all those wretched people. You are justified, you are sanctified, you made it, you're gonna live forever." Like that kind of external motivation and validation is not a recipe for true happiness, but I have to imagine it feels damn good to have all of society's messaging and all the people you know pretend that you are some elevated class that actually matters.
God communists are so fucking smart. You're entirely correct (here's my close up observations here https://hexbear.net/comment/4860832)
I'm ashamed to admit I've fallen into the same trap until recently. It's actually fucking wild because almost everybody I meet actually does just heap absurd praise and worship onto me. Even the blue collar workers in the office will sprint to clean up the tiny spill I made when I'm cleaning it up and tell me to please not because that's their job
I remember on my very first day, I asked for directions to a certain room and some guy helped me out, asked me my name what I do. When I told him, he replied with his name and said "Oh, but I'm only a contractor" and sheepishly showed me his contractor work badge and bowed before leaving like he was kneeling before a lord or something to show me fealty