Timely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWe've transitioned from celebrating scientific pioneers in the 19th-20th century to venerating capitalist CEOs in the 20th century who amassed wealth through market domination and reduced wages.message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down128
arrow-up1183arrow-down1message-squareWe've transitioned from celebrating scientific pioneers in the 19th-20th century to venerating capitalist CEOs in the 20th century who amassed wealth through market domination and reduced wages.Timely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareSkeezix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·1 year agoIf you want to know what a society celebrates all you need do is look at the pictures of who and what they put on their money. US: war generals, capitalists, banks, bankers, federalists, slave owners. Other countries: flora, fauna, suffragettes, scientists, influential women, explorers, birds, fish.
minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoWhat if my money has the text “MONOPOLY” on it?
minus-squareChaotic Entropy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThank you, my brother in entropy.
If you want to know what a society celebrates all you need do is look at the pictures of who and what they put on their money.
US: war generals, capitalists, banks, bankers, federalists, slave owners.
Other countries: flora, fauna, suffragettes, scientists, influential women, explorers, birds, fish.
What if my money has the text “MONOPOLY” on it?
Then you are the banker.
Nice username
Thank you, my brother in entropy.