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[โ€“] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 48 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That relies on the assumption that what's good for the economy is good for the capitalists, they always make sure that capitalism occasionally goes up in flames to take advantage of social unrest.

[โ€“] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Considering the capitalists have forced the world to arbitrarily measure the "economy" by measuring how willing rich people are to play in the rich man casino...