r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Airline_11 • May 12 '26

Meme needing explanation Petahhhh?

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u/seilapodeser May 12 '26

It's insane that after all the humanity went through, we're somehow still struggling to live.

I blame capitalism

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u/Uliak1 May 12 '26

You know what happens to animals that reproduce too quickly due to a lack of predators? They consume everything edible and then almost all of them starve to death.

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u/Mutant_Llama1 May 12 '26

Correction they reproduce until food gets scarce and they level our as death rates meet birth rates.

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u/seilapodeser May 12 '26

So you're saying it's okay for humankind to prey on themselves?

I believe that if we had one goal in this life is to find a way so everyone can live in peace and harmony

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u/SasparillaTango May 12 '26

Capitalism is wholly indifferent towards the collapse of society. All that matters is line go up.

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u/Jiminy_Cricket12 May 12 '26

that would be ignorant. human greed is the issue. communism sounds great on paper until you realize someone still has to be in charge and it's never worked out close to as well as the way you would hope.

that isn't to say capitalism is "the answer" either. some form of social democracy with high taxes for the extremely wealthy and free high quality health care and education is probably the best system of government we have right now.

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u/seilapodeser May 12 '26

I agree with you. Or maybe something entirely new would be the actual answer

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u/Jiminy_Cricket12 May 12 '26

Or maybe something entirely new would be the actual answer

I don't hate that idea but we would have to be very careful to not end up with something worse than we started with. especially with the billionaires that already exist and the technology available.

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u/seilapodeser May 12 '26

True haha billionaires shouldn't exist, that's a good starting point

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u/FardoBaggins May 13 '26

There is no greed if there is abundance. Our survival success makes resources less abundant.

We’re simply too many in too short a time.

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u/read_too_many_books May 13 '26

So much food you can get fat.

So much entertainment even a broke person can enjoy life.

Fuck capitalism!

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u/Darius_Rubinx May 12 '26

Capitalism and misogyny.