Escape from Capitalism
Clara Mattai
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_dq_0ljsc
Notes
- I want to clarify the
mechanisms that oppress us and identify the freedoms for which we must fight.
- Instead, I want to clarify that classist economic decisions
are the basis of the major problems afflicting our time.
- most people have no
alternative but to sell their ability to work for a wage and inevitably be paid less than the value they produce.
- What is the first
step in this direction? It is a radical change of perspective. There is nothing more political than the lens through which we view the world. Only if we learn to look at the world differently can we act differently.
- central banks,
which began removing key policy decisions from democratic scrutiny.
- the profits of saver-entrepreneurs are the result
of their virtuous behavior, enabling them to sign workers’ paychecks, which sounds good. The message is so persuasive that today almost everyone has internalized it: if we try hard enough, each of us can become a rich investor