next time I hear “there is just too many (brown) people” i swear

  • mavu@discuss.tchncs.de
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    15 hours ago

    that feels, for some reason, profound.
    I mean, sure let it be 200 or 400, 1000. It’s still a rounding error compared to all of humanity.

    maybe that is why there is a period of prosperity after large wars. The losing side being wiped out reduces that number by half and everyone can breathe a bit more freely.

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      14 hours ago

      Those people never die in the wars. The reason there are periods of prosperity after wars is because when many young adults have died, labour has more bargaining power.

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          13 hours ago

          There also tend to be periods of great prosperity following plagues, due to inheritances and what not. But capitalism has made sure to rinse you of every past penny to prevent generational wealth from being passed down to the poors… So that didn’t happen after COVID

          Ps. Fuck magnum pi and kurt browning for scamming seniors out of their homes and into reverse mortgages