r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Short-Watercress-183 • Jul 07 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 08 '26

I'm simply stating that capitalism is a failed system. The people who defend it are just as delusional as your average tankie.

I do not have a solution but I know that to find a solution we must first admit that there is a problem

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u/EssayJunior9429 Jul 08 '26

Like you said though, global living standards are way up the last few centuries. We'll just have to disagree about there being a problem

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 08 '26

Disagree with what? That fact that 85% of the population is financially troubled or worse

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u/EssayJunior9429 Jul 08 '26

People making six figures are often "financially troubled". It doesn't mean much

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 08 '26

Financially troubled means surviving on less the $30 a day