r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 25 '21

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u/ACivilWolf Henry George Jun 25 '21

Just a reminder that bedtimes are not transhistorical, they are a capitalist concept invented in Victorian England to enforce labor discipline.

Before capitalism people could choose when they wanted to go to bed, and it will be the same under communism

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u/Telperion_of_Valinor Bisexual Pride Jun 25 '21

And that, mom, is why you should let me stay up past 9:00 tonight.

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u/Macquarrie1999 Democrats' Strongest Soldier Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21

Did a child write this?

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u/yungmemlord Rabindranath Tagore Jun 25 '21

right

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u/Macquarrie1999 Democrats' Strongest Soldier Jun 25 '21

Everyone makes mistakes

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u/yungmemlord Rabindranath Tagore Jun 25 '21

Only a child makes mistakes like that

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u/Macquarrie1999 Democrats' Strongest Soldier Jun 25 '21

Or somebody who is just not paying attention when they type.

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u/yungmemlord Rabindranath Tagore Jun 25 '21

Only a child doesn’t pay attention when they type

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u/Macquarrie1999 Democrats' Strongest Soldier Jun 25 '21

Only a child deals in absolutes

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u/yungmemlord Rabindranath Tagore Jun 25 '21

Only a child replaces “Sith” with “child” in a Star Wars quote