• @constant_liability
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      621 hours ago

      This seems like a bad comparison because doesn’t the roach change the system by providing nutrients via digestion? Like if I eat vegetables my body will work better than if I eat junk food or straight up poison, which would give me the ability to make other meaningful changes rather than dealing with the health consequences. I guess I’m confused or overthinking this or something idk

      • алсааас [she/they]OPM
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        16 hours ago

        The chicken is the system/capitalism. By your analogy the cockroach helps perpetuate the chicken as it’s consumed by it and provides nutriens