I think there’s not enough context here for either of us to make an accurate read on the situation.

OP asked for advice on a subjective situation. I offered my interpretation.

I’m hoping there’s more background to this than just that one comment. If that one comment is what is making you consider not talking to your mom anymore, I think that’s a bit of an overreaction.

What your mom said is factually true. It seems that you found it insensitive, but it also seems like you’re saying you want to cut your mom out of your life because she wishes you had a higher-paying job.

Saying you wish your kid had a higher-paying job isn’t solely indicative to me that your mom is a greedy capitalist, moreso that she’s recognizing that more money makes people’s lives easier in our current mode of production. And also, just being a capitalist is a bit of a low bar for cutting out one of your parents.

I think maybe you should sit and think on this decision for a bit.

disc mechanisms for cots that were apparently not innovative enough to merit a Paperclipping

I don’t think that’s true, considering the size and scope difference. It’s incredible what it’s managed to do, though.

I think there’s a ceiling on how much people are willing to pay for an ugly poly blend t-shirt from Goodwill, even in a nightmare scenario.

You can buy used clothes, you know. Not to knock your attempt to make them yourself, that’s cool, but there are plenty of ways to avoid having to do that.

He is.

Why aren’t they gold?

It’s net regressive for the poor anyway since it’s just shifting the tax burden to consumption taxes because everything you buy will cost more because of tariffs. Consumption taxes always disproportionately hit the poor.

And rather than just paying taxes for health care, your employer deducts the cost from your paycheck and gives it directly to a private company, but this is not considered a tax.

I love Kate Wagner.

Worst person you know etc etc, but can you imagine Dems having such clarity of vision and dedication to a cause?

Like imagine if you woke up one day and found out all student loan was forgiven, the next day “right-to-work” was abolished, the next day Medicare was expanded to all?

nazis and tucking t-shirts into pants, man

what a bunch of fucking weirdos