sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agoCapitalists: capitalism is the only system that lets you chase your dreams…lazysoci.alimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11cross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up128arrow-down1imageCapitalists: capitalism is the only system that lets you chase your dreams…lazysoci.alsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilinkcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThey did, but you got training in whatever the state wanted, not the individual.
minus-squareMaddier1993@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoHow is it different in capitalism? You are forced to get a degree in something you can get a job. Capitalism doesn’t work unless you are rich.
minus-squareBarbarian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThis is not true. At least here in Romania, the issue with colleges under communism was that there were VERY limited slots, so you had to either be the best of the best or have a high up party member in the family or as a close personal friend.
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoSo you are basically agreeing? Not true on paper but in practice you couldn’t just get into college, which is what OP claimed.
They did, but you got training in whatever the state wanted, not the individual.
How is it different in capitalism? You are forced to get a degree in something you can get a job.
Capitalism doesn’t work unless you are rich.
This is not true. At least here in Romania, the issue with colleges under communism was that there were VERY limited slots, so you had to either be the best of the best or have a high up party member in the family or as a close personal friend.
So you are basically agreeing? Not true on paper but in practice you couldn’t just get into college, which is what OP claimed.