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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surph_ninja@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoHow do you figure? In what way does this imply concentration of wealth?
Alloi@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 4 weeks 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.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
Hey, don’t be gross, OP’s mom is a classy and hygienic slut for money and that’s why I love her
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Advertisement predominantly exists to encourage consumption, this is primarily a means to increase wealth
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 4 weeks 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.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 weeks 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