Comment on Watch first, then wipe: Some China’s restrooms put toilet paper behind paywall

Alloi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  He who does not work, shall not wipe.

  • Владимир Ленин

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• surph_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  How do you figure? In what way does this imply concentration of wealth?

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  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Advertisement predominantly exists to encourage consumption, this is primarily a means to increase wealth

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    • surph_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      What is being advertised?

      It’s not markets that make a country capitalist. It’s the concentration of the wealth from those markets. And China has been jailing/executing their billionaires.

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      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Markets don’t make something capitalist but when markets drive consumption rather than consumption driving markets that’s a sign that capital is gaining power over social welfare. Ad proliferation should be seen as a warning sign towards the social ecosystem.

        But you are correct if those ads are promoting socially beneficial choices they may not be a sign of capitalism. Ads that promote healthy choices or taking public transit over driving have their places in socialist societies. I just doubt that they’re the whole of what’s being advertised in exchange for toilet paper. I suspect companies are finding their way in.

        And if the companies were workers cooperatives that would be a different problem but Dengist reforms ensured capitalist participation in the Chinese market so I’d believe it if I saw it but I’m not assuming it’s only coops advertising

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  • Alloi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    i thought it was pretty self explanitory but having to pay to wipe your ass in a public washroom, or watch ads to fuel more consumption seems pretty capitalistic in practice.

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    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      The alternative that they currently have is there’s no toilet paper. Not that they’ve run out - it’s not even an option.

      China is not the same as a western country.

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    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Hey, don’t be gross, OP’s mom is a classy and hygienic slut for money and that’s why I love her

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