As someone who also studied this whole post-Bretton Woods "financialisation" of capitalism, I gotta say, this topic is so f'ing important and it's amazing to hear it talked about here. Great job picking topics and asking the right questions, as always, Briahna. And, of course, great job Grace for the explanation. I think one of the most important points raised by Grace is the idea that this current form of capitalism is reliant on debt. It's *essential to the system* that people accumulate more and more debt (which, by itself, is f'd up). And yet we're running out of it, because people just can't stand to bear any more.
@35:00 or so... Okay; 11 seconds to pick something up, scan it, scan the shelf, put the thing on the shelf, doesn't sound that bad, in and of itself. Keeping that up, without a break in pace, for an entire shift, sounds nightmarish.
@@antediluvianatheist5262 ... in what country is it popular? Every socialist and by connection communist country are envious they dont live in the US. Popular with the Democrats? Sure Will they win? Not a chance . Just like Hillary thought she had the votes to win so will sanders or what ever good ball wins your primaries will learn. Noone here wants a socialist society that goes against everything this country stands for.
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with his friend. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him and the other to his friend. When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him and he questioned his friend about it. "Burnie? Burnie, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me." Burnie replied, "My precious, precious friend, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." I'm from the UK but if I was still living in NYC I would be shouting from the rooftop "VOTE BURNIE 4 2020 POTUS"👍
@@tonyrogo227 Oh? Because weirdos are bad somehow? Or because you think that people who base their understanding of the world, on demonstrable evidence are weird? Neither of those makes you look good. Can't have kids learn critical thinking. They might start questioning things. Like magic. And 'conservative' politics. Whereas i happen to think that lying to kids, and teaching them known falsehoods is bad.
Personal prediction based solely on my opinion: this channel is gonna have more than 10 million subs on or about 01/21/21 and 50 million by 01/21/25 Time will tell ...
Let's get it done boys! Bernie 2020! It's time for a man that actually cares about this country! It's gonna take some time but Bernie has been doing this forever and getting arrested since the 70s/80s. This is the man that I want!
@@alphafox1719 So intead of evidence or citation, your response is pushups? Were you in the military? Did you suffer brain damage? Where is the evidence that backs your claims? The time for dumb grunts has passed. You're meant to use your brain now. Pushups do not get the job done.
Ladies and gentlemen, but it is beyond crystal clear that "call a marine instead of 911" is a sad excuse for an internet troll. Not a single comment here or well, anywhere is based in reality. His/her lame attempts to smear Bernie will absolutely not convince a single person. My advice is just ignore that cheap dime store troll!
Labour "Isn't sexy" enough for the media? I thought the narrative was that Trump got elected because of economic anxiety... honestly, the talking head pundits can't even keep their talking points straight.
"underselling competitors until they drop out" is literally the economic definition of monopolistic behaviour, supposedly to be "regulated" by anticompetition and antitrust laws. jeff bezos is basically an industrialisation era capitalist exploiting both workers and customers while avoiding taxes and socialising his costs (including the massive amount of pollution caused by his worldwide delivery infrastructure). our laws have failed to prevent, regulate, or prosecute these criminals who burden world economies to the tune of billions of dollars worth of unscrupulous business malpractice. these laws have remained outdated since the rise of the merchant class, who are effectively the new feudal lords but with much more far-reaching tendrils into every facet of modern society through tech and data. they've redefined "the king's heavy taxes" into "rat race consumer culture".
@@6789uiop it really depends... people usually don't make shopping trips to buy only 1 or 2 items. but some of the items you order on amazon are shipping in from all over the globe; often only starting the journey on order, so they're pretty much never going together in bulk. and after these items reach a nearby distribution centre, delivery guys still have to send them individually to each home... so those individual driving trips just get transferred to amazon drivers. the only "good" thing about amazon is convenience. but even at ridiculous discounts (which are pricing out competitors) they still cost the economy, society and most importantly, the environment quite a bit. now, it's not like the distribution infrastructure cannot be improved - amazon could revolutionise the corporate green movement by committing to emissions reductions and sustainable operations. but they show no sign of doing that at all... most likely because such an effort would cut into profits rather significantly. improving sustainability could simply mean increasing delivery times (so items are bulked up more per location before shipping) and innovation in logistics (such as labelling the origin of products so consumers are informed about the distance it has to travel to get to them). these are not exactly difficult optimisations, but they probably won't add to profits a single bit.
Someone needs to tell Bernie to reinstate his endorsement of Cenk Hugar. It is going to kill his image of strength. It is going to show that he can be pressured by the strong left. For the first time ever I'm now questioning Bernie's strength and resolve of push back on either side. Berine, please don't do this.
Ladies and gentlemen, but it is beyond crystal clear that "call a marine instead of 911" is a sad excuse for an internet troll. Not a single comment here or well anywhere is based in reality. His/her lame attempts to smear Bernie will absolutely not convince a single person. My advice is to just ignore that cheap dime store troll wherever you see it!
Omg I noticed this media Bernie black out.... I can’t believe the media is doing this. Imma elect Bernie just to fuck it up in politics. They r all scared of him can’t bare to have him elected, so let’s elect him 😂🙌🏼👏🏻
Is anyone at all concerned that Bernie is a 1-term prez at best? He'd be 83 years old in 2024! Going into the White House as a known "lame-duck" would literally affect everything he tries to do.
Wealth inequality? Those people EARNED THAT MONEY! They worked more than you did. Went to school more than you did. They invented something that you didn’t. Why in the hell do you think you deserve the same income?
We dont want everyone to have the same income as millionaires and billionaires. We just want everyone to have a living wage and the ability to live a good life. CEOs dont work 300 times harder than you, and nobody should have more than $1m a year in income, or $25m in wealth.
As someone who also studied this whole post-Bretton Woods "financialisation" of capitalism, I gotta say, this topic is so f'ing important and it's amazing to hear it talked about here. Great job picking topics and asking the right questions, as always, Briahna. And, of course, great job Grace for the explanation.
I think one of the most important points raised by Grace is the idea that this current form of capitalism is reliant on debt. It's *essential to the system* that people accumulate more and more debt (which, by itself, is f'd up). And yet we're running out of it, because people just can't stand to bear any more.
Great podcast
@35:00 or so... Okay; 11 seconds to pick something up, scan it, scan the shelf, put the thing on the shelf, doesn't sound that bad, in and of itself. Keeping that up, without a break in pace, for an entire shift, sounds nightmarish.
Grace is on this one? Oh hells yeah! The left is uniting across the Atlantic! :D
Yes all six of them lol
You mean the socialist? Yup lol
@@RunninUpThatHillh US, USA, Greece, Cuba, Brazil, Venezuela, New Zealand.
Yep.
But there's more than 6.
@@tonyrogo227 Or did you miss that socialism is popular?
@@antediluvianatheist5262 ... in what country is it popular?
Every socialist and by connection communist country are envious they dont live in the US.
Popular with the Democrats? Sure
Will they win? Not a chance .
Just like Hillary thought she had the votes to win so will sanders or what ever good ball wins your primaries will learn. Noone here wants a socialist society that goes against everything this country stands for.
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with his friend. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him and the other to his friend.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned his friend about it. "Burnie? Burnie, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."
Burnie replied, "My precious, precious friend, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
I'm from the UK but if I was still living in NYC I would be shouting from the rooftop "VOTE BURNIE 4 2020 POTUS"👍
Quoting that for socialist support?? Lol
You have to be fkn kidding me
@@tonyrogo227 Bernie actually exists. Unlike Jesus.
But the message is Bernie's.
@@antediluvianatheist5262 .... obviously I disagree with you.
Regardless I think you're a weirdo that shouldn't be allowed near schools or kids.
@@tonyrogo227 Oh?
Because weirdos are bad somehow?
Or because you think that people who base their understanding of the world, on demonstrable evidence are weird?
Neither of those makes you look good.
Can't have kids learn critical thinking.
They might start questioning things.
Like magic. And 'conservative' politics.
Whereas i happen to think that lying to kids, and teaching them known falsehoods is bad.
Everyone thumb up for bernie2020 👍
I was switching channels and saw MSNBC say Bernie's name and DIDN'T make a poopy sour face!
:shocked:
Personal prediction based solely on my opinion: this channel is gonna have more than 10 million subs on or about 01/21/21 and 50 million by 01/21/25
Time will tell ...
Let's get it done boys! Bernie 2020! It's time for a man that actually cares about this country! It's gonna take some time but Bernie has been doing this forever and getting arrested since the 70s/80s. This is the man that I want!
Bernie hates America. "America will never be a socialist county".
#FeelTheBernPart2 & #MakeTrumpAOneTermChump👍
@@alphafox1719 Nope. I challenge you to provide a citation.
We'll wait.
@@alphafox1719 Keep Lying & Manipulating Like A Good Trumpie.... #Republicons
@@alphafox1719 So intead of evidence or citation, your response is pushups?
Were you in the military? Did you suffer brain damage?
Where is the evidence that backs your claims?
The time for dumb grunts has passed.
You're meant to use your brain now.
Pushups do not get the job done.
Ladies and gentlemen, but it is beyond crystal clear that "call a marine instead of 911" is a sad excuse for an internet troll. Not a single comment here or well, anywhere is based in reality. His/her lame attempts to smear Bernie will absolutely not convince a single person. My advice is just ignore that cheap dime store troll!
@@CaptFoster5 Pretty dumb too.
What kind of idiot challenges someone on the internet to a pushup contest to distract from a total lack of evidence?
I can feel the heartburn
Feel the Bern! KKona
#Bernie2020. Our last, best hope for America.
discipleofsakura Are you insane?
@@Guitaroverkill Jury's out, but definitely not in this case.
Labour "Isn't sexy" enough for the media? I thought the narrative was that Trump got elected because of economic anxiety... honestly, the talking head pundits can't even keep their talking points straight.
Yeah, talk endlessly about the so-called "white working class" but never mention the actual work.
Grace is awesome but I wish she had a (better) mic. Her audio quality wasn't good at all, kinda hard to hear her
"underselling competitors until they drop out" is literally the economic definition of monopolistic behaviour, supposedly to be "regulated" by anticompetition and antitrust laws. jeff bezos is basically an industrialisation era capitalist exploiting both workers and customers while avoiding taxes and socialising his costs (including the massive amount of pollution caused by his worldwide delivery infrastructure).
our laws have failed to prevent, regulate, or prosecute these criminals who burden world economies to the tune of billions of dollars worth of unscrupulous business malpractice. these laws have remained outdated since the rise of the merchant class, who are effectively the new feudal lords but with much more far-reaching tendrils into every facet of modern society through tech and data. they've redefined "the king's heavy taxes" into "rat race consumer culture".
There's a case to be made by the delivery trucks saving all the individual shopping trips in separate cars. All the other stuff is so true.
@@6789uiop it really depends... people usually don't make shopping trips to buy only 1 or 2 items. but some of the items you order on amazon are shipping in from all over the globe; often only starting the journey on order, so they're pretty much never going together in bulk. and after these items reach a nearby distribution centre, delivery guys still have to send them individually to each home... so those individual driving trips just get transferred to amazon drivers.
the only "good" thing about amazon is convenience. but even at ridiculous discounts (which are pricing out competitors) they still cost the economy, society and most importantly, the environment quite a bit.
now, it's not like the distribution infrastructure cannot be improved - amazon could revolutionise the corporate green movement by committing to emissions reductions and sustainable operations. but they show no sign of doing that at all... most likely because such an effort would cut into profits rather significantly. improving sustainability could simply mean increasing delivery times (so items are bulked up more per location before shipping) and innovation in logistics (such as labelling the origin of products so consumers are informed about the distance it has to travel to get to them). these are not exactly difficult optimisations, but they probably won't add to profits a single bit.
BERNIE 2020!
*BERNIE SANDERS*
😎🔥🔥🔥🔥😉😉👍👍🔥🔥❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Someone needs to tell Bernie to reinstate his endorsement of Cenk Hugar. It is going to kill his image of strength. It is going to show that he can be pressured by the strong left. For the first time ever I'm now questioning Bernie's strength and resolve of push back on either side. Berine, please don't do this.
Ladies and gentlemen, but it is beyond crystal clear that "call a marine instead of 911" is a sad excuse for an internet troll. Not a single comment here or well anywhere is based in reality. His/her lame attempts to smear Bernie will absolutely not convince a single person. My advice is to just ignore that cheap dime store troll wherever you see it!
Omg I noticed this media Bernie black out.... I can’t believe the media is doing this. Imma elect Bernie just to fuck it up in politics. They r all scared of him can’t bare to have him elected, so let’s elect him 😂🙌🏼👏🏻
If Bernie gives us all free weed, he still loses.
Is anyone at all concerned that Bernie is a 1-term prez at best? He'd be 83 years old in 2024! Going into the White House as a known "lame-duck" would literally affect everything he tries to do.
Hillary will get the nomination
Wealth inequality? Those people EARNED THAT MONEY! They worked more than you did. Went to school more than you did. They invented something that you didn’t. Why in the hell do you think you deserve the same income?
We dont want everyone to have the same income as millionaires and billionaires. We just want everyone to have a living wage and the ability to live a good life. CEOs dont work 300 times harder than you, and nobody should have more than $1m a year in income, or $25m in wealth.