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[–] drake@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That’s odd, because I seem remember lots of pro-capitalist messaging on TV when I was growing up.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We were pressured to buy the toys, but we didn't have anything on the order of IRL Squid Game.

[–] drake@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 days ago

I was playing with your idea of getting put through torture to get money to pay the bills - if you interpret that as encouraging us to get a job under capitalism, it’s basically what that amounts to!