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[–]wecandobetter 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

I have plenty of problems with mindless consumerism and of the terrible cost of the modern standard of living. Furthermore I'll have you know I don't own a single pair of Nikes. I live pretty simply. But this cartoon isn't about any of those things. It's just arguing that automation hasn't given us more free time...but it definitely has.

[–]JasonCarswell 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It doesn't say "free time". It's interesting how everyone is reading this Rorschach test of a cartoon.

I read it like... "Because you don't own a piece of the means of production."