Temporarily embarrassed millionaire syndrome. "I can't vote against what the rich people want, because what if I become rich some day?" Completely missing that they, in the course of their entire lives, will not make as much as what most of the rich assholes of the world make in a day/hour/minute/second.

EAT THE RICH.

Basic services should all be free to any human.

Hard to believe people work sixty hours. Got a decent living over here in Europe and am currently reducing from 40 to 35, just because.

Without (real or artificial) scarcity profits would go down, and if profits go down stop growing the-best-possible-system© just collapses.

The future is already here. It's just unevenly distributed.- William Gibson

Because old people aren't looking at tweets like this.

It's just our generation that has this as a standard view, and now we're reaching the point where our generation will take over.

And there's going to be some changes, let me tell you.

Many great reasons raised to explain why the current system persists so its clear to me that there isn't just a single roadblock. One reason, in my mind, is the challenge of reaching consensus. Even in small groups this can be problematic and more so for an entire population. It frustrates me no end that often small disagreements in the details of an idea is enough to prevent any positive change, even though at a macro scale the idea is good and universally supported.

Because capitalism demands infinite growth, forever, which means even when we're post-scarcity we need to keep working forever to continue growing beyond what is necessary.

at this point in time.... All hunger, all deprivation, all poverty

Is because SOMEONE wants it so. Not because circumstances make it so

1984

Propaganda

Clearly it's because of all those immigrants stealing your share of the crumbs.

Because every man-hour freed by automation is a man-hour of opportunity to exploit and profit elsewhere.

Do you know how long it takes for crops to grow?

Always remember the dishwasher and why it was invented. Then apply that to EVERYTHING man-made. It's alway to save time, for someone who is not you.