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teklayesterday at 7:09 PM2 repliesview on HN

It's wild that you can look at a physical testament of the sheer abundance and affordability that capitalism has created for almost every consumer good, and people will call it a dystopia because they experience traffic or fight over the right to buy cardboard childrens toys


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jlduggeryesterday at 9:17 PM

I guess it feels less abundant when there's a million people in the store and you're basically in line to check out the minute you step in.

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tardedmemeyesterday at 7:11 PM

Would the world really be worse off without cardboard children's toys but also without people fighting over cardboard children's toys?

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