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No. I'm not minimizing the role capitalism has, I'm reminding people that as long as they participate in any capacity in capitalism that they are causing harm. Look at the replies to my post. They verify what I said. People will go to great lengths to separate themselves from fault.

Those kids covered in cobalt are just trying to exist in a society.

You're right. You have no choice in any of this... Victims and villains.

Oh you got me. This comic has negated everything I've said and proven that my perspective is just wrong...

The 50s happened.

This is from House.

What's the best way forward then?

You can't have change without sacrifice.

I quit eating meat because I care about animals, I limit my driving to as little as possible to lessen my impact, I use open source software exclusively, I only buy repairable tech... I'm doing what I can to lessen the suffering I, an individual, inflicts and it's made no difference. Animals still being killed, Earth still dying, corpos still raking in record profits, people still losing their homes, jobs, lives... I understand the need to feel like you and your choices matter. That's how people cope with all this. I'm m not like that. I see things as they are and not as I hope they might be one day if we can just not shop at Target.

We only have power when a large enough group of us does something. Anything else is publicity.