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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Who decides what constitutes a "need"? Will this proposed society be based purely on subsistence?

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Who decides what constitutes a “need”?

Aaaaand that's how communism ---> dictatorship

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

You and those whose needs would cause their needs to go unmet.