• tuff_wizard@aussie.zone
      314·
      11 months ago

      capitalism, or at least the flavour we enjoy in “the west”, needs continued increases in profit and growth or baby Jesus will cry or something.

      The easiest way to do that is by increasing population. Most of the countries that have actually benefited from capitalism over the last 80 years are now seeing declining populations (or at least working populations) as the desperation to funnel wealth upwards makes the idea of starting a family unpalatable.

      This is why “wealthy” capitalist counties are all importing migrants at unprecedented rates. However this upsets the nationalism that goes hand in hand with exploitative capitalism as they don’t want to “lose their country” to the very people propping it up.

      The next logical step is brain dead baby makers.

      • tornavish@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        52·
        11 months ago

        It’s a weak joke. They should have mentioned selling the womb, which is definitely not implied. Low effort tankie bs

      • mika_mika
        1·
        11 months ago

        Don’t you bring baby Jesus into this. 8 pound 4 oz Jesus has nothing to do with this.

        • tuff_wizard@aussie.zone
          52·
          11 months ago

          Not really. Without the need for upward trending squiggly lines to justify CEO’s next pay increase or predatory institutions looking to buy up any business that doesn’t show growth every quarter and break it up for parts companies can quite easily scale back when demand shrinks.

          It’s unthinkable to us because we pray at the alter of the shareholder but there are millions of small businesses that maintain steady profitability (with little growth) over the life of the owner. Or are even scaled back when needed (market issues, owner lifestyle changes) and then scaled up again when it is desirable.

          A business that is allowed to have other goals other than increased profit growth no matter what can provide jobs, goods and still a regular profit in all types of markets. If the population shrinks then the company shrinks. And why shouldn’t it? There are less people to sell too and less people looking for employment.

        • cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          64·
          11 months ago

          Are you fucking high?

          Because I’m tripping on three solid hits of acid and 300mg of THC trying to be as baroquely fucking stupid as that statement.

          Tell me what you’re high on. I want to be a winner.

    • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot
      66·
      11 months ago

      Capitalism is when bad things happen. Don’t you know that self-serving hierarchies never formed under any other system?

  • you_are_dust
    14·
    11 months ago

    This is part of the plot of Death Stranding. We’re gonna have oil ghosts soon.

  • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
    121·
    11 months ago

    Yes, sure, and cannibalism solves overpopulation and starvation in one easy step…

    Doesn’t make it a good idea.

  • LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works
    101·
    11 months ago

    It’s terrifying how many comments seems to be supporting this terrifying suggestion as a viable option. For anyone wondering. Thing is, if a brain is dead, the body starts to rot, a lot of the functions your brain does, keep the body not rotting. When your brain dies and your body starts rotting, medicine can hit your corpse with some hard drugs to delay the rot a little, but they’re not compatible with growing a fertilised egg to maturity. What the absolute fuck.

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
    123·
    11 months ago

    Honestly don’t have a problem with this if there was prior consent in a living will. I could see a lot of people willing to sign up for this.

    • Jankatarch
      31·
      11 months ago

      Honestly main unethical part is that there are the alternatives “making it cheaper to raise children” or “needing less households where both parents have to work full-time” yet we debate this.

  • TootSweetEnglish
    6·
    11 months ago

    Yes, Alotl tanks are the endstate of capitalism.

    • ArtisianEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      IVF helps a subset of the folks that this would help; not everybody has a spare uterus lying around.

    • Gladaed@feddit.org
      3·
      11 months ago

      Pretty sure the cost of IVF is not due to malice but actual costs. Just cutting prices might not work in reality.

  • stray@pawb.social
    31·
    11 months ago

    Why make worthless babies when we can use them to manufacture spice?