All I can think of here is Government Cheese. Murica.
Another one who just doesn’t get it and never will
The explanation given in the picture condemns capitalism, not socialism.
Capitalism is the system that assumes actors work in their own rational self interest. It’s when capitalism gives “free stuff” that people need to worry about the hidden cost.
The transaction in this case is that the mouse trades its life for a chance of getting food. But, as is typical for capitalism, the person who offers the transaction is intentionally concealing its true cost, making it impossible for the mouse to make any rational decision.
The person who originally made that meme seems to believe that socialism simply means “free stuff”. But a mouse trap baited with food is an absolutely textbook example of capitalism.
if you don’t already own capital, everything you buy is paid for with your labor/body/self.
every day we give over small pieces of ourselves just to live in a world that someone else created.
socialism is when the people own the mousetrap
That’s closer to the way communism is generally used. Socialism would be more like if the government had a mousetrap program where it distributed mousetraps to people with rodent problems.
I say “generally used” because some people have used “socialism” and “communism” interchangeably, but I think it’s just confusing to do that today.
Until I got to your comment I actually thought I had read capitalism. I just thought it was the “if it’s free, you’re the product”.
Yes, I read it and said, “Where’s the government?” I don’t think you can have socialism without a government or some equivalent. If it’s just two entities interacting without outside regulation, then it’s definitely not something specific to socialism.
capitalism will you give me free social media
for increased social bandwidth with friends?
yesssssss
actually creates a hellhole of ad supported data theft, harassment, misinformation, and networks of abuse
Mix some oats into the peanut butter and roll into a marble sized ball. Much easier to handle and mold onto the traps trigger assembly.
good tip but id want to eat it myself
Oh snap
Yes, their necks.
You can make extras
huge
Facebook is socialist, apparently
but it’s not free I’m paying for it
Except that isn’t why they die. A really stupid person thought that was clever.
What happens is they eat the cheese and expect to pay for it, but they can’t find any means of paying so they die while waiting for a member of staff to turn up. That’s because capitalism is nature’s way and anything else is against God.
I mean somewhat right. Cheese being socialism, and trap being unending communist regime xD
Also I’d rather give up peanut butter and eat the cheese
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It’s been a minute since I’ve seen one of these “Socialism is when Capitalism” switcharoos.
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Meanwhile, people voting for Trump because they think they’re going to get $500 of cheddar during tax season.
Look I had this dream about Jesus not coming back until we ate the giant wheel of cheese that they rolled in front of his tomb now we just gotta find the right cheese
Over never had peanut butter fail - it’s usually successful in under 10 minutes.
Also I’m smarter than a fucking mouse; I can read, for one thing. Unlike whoever buys into this kind of propaganda.
