• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    9 days ago

    Fair, but my point is that the lion’s share expands exponentially, not linearly, nor is it all consumed every year.

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      9 days ago

      Yeah from a macro perspective the snowball effect of capital leads to extremely unfair wealth distribution. But the image is from a micro perspective. Wages are closer to 60%-80% of profit produced and the image is claiming it’s like 20%.

      The image is kind of a bad way to portray the underlying problem. The skimming of wealth from the working class is real but the rate isn’t as dramatic as the image claims.

      • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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        9 days ago

        The rate is massive at this point, considering how long it has been going on, especially due to imperierialism. You’re referring to the labor aristocracy exclusively when you say 13,000 isn’t life changing.