Everything sucks these days

Is late stage capitalism a meme or is there some truth to it. I think of it like Monopoly game, if you play enough hands, eventually the accumulation of wealth goes to the big guys and the small guys get the shaft. I'm a capitalist and I agree its the best system but it is not without flaws. What we are seeing is the negative side of capitalism

>Journalism: Integrity is dead. Most media owned by an oligopoly of MSM companies or Big Tech who sway public opinion
>Banking: Top 30 banks have more money than all the other banks combined
>Social Media: is retarded and unneeded but see: journalism, 5 companies run it all
>Video Games: Everyone making lazy games or doing season updates and no one curating original games. Last good game was Arma 3.
>Food: 5 companies own all the food production in the US
>Cars: 8 companies run the show (Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Ford, GM, Mercedes, Chrysler,
>Hollywood: Disney, 20th Century Fox, MGM, Time Warner, Sony own it all
>Oil/Gas: Exxon, BP, Chevron
>Grocery/Retarded chinese bullshit wholesalers: Costco, Wal-Mart, Amazon

You get the point. One of the alluring points of capitalism if it breeds innovation and invention and the opportunity to get rich by creating something no one has yet, creating a market demand. But, at this point, all of these companies are in bed with the government, basically acting as a socialist/communist surrogate. My point is, there is no separation between the government and these companies, we're socialist even if we don't want to admit it, and the fucked up part is, in Europe its even worse. We all pretend like we're better than China and Russia where the government controls everything, but are we really.

Anyway I'm just depressed and everything feels stale. Am I alone?

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Late stage usury and cultural decay. What was better once before could have been sustained with effort. The death of what is might be an opportunity for something better later, but who knows. Just focus on you, family and circle.

That is what I'm doing. I BBQ meats, hunt, fish, and garden, its fun and it teaches my kids personal responsibility and to be outside. I don't give them tablets or phones even if they're having a hissy fit in a restaurant or something (I rarely go out to eat). My oldest is 2 but I've got him taking out the garbage and helping with laundry and putting his dishes in the sink. I also enjoy golfing and having a good time with friends.

That's great..I don't have kids yet as I don't want to have kids in borderline poverty. I barely watch the news now, as it's all crap and bad for me mentally, so I just work and read and try to get better. Seeing how dysfunctional people around me are though is depressing, and it's hard to know where to go to meet people who aren't like that. Don't want getting burned a few times to ruin what could be, but kids around 2-5 is a great age (raised younger sisters)

I feel similar. I think that capitalism is best for customers when there's as much competition between businesses as possible, but that's just not really the case anymore and it's being crystalised into a series of power structures that see no reason to compete and offer something better for the customer.

I've been under the idea that when companies get so big, they should be "cut down" so smaller ones can compete in their place and foster in new growth. Kind of like a forest afer its largest trees are felled. We should be looking to constantly have competition between as many* businesses as possible to better serve the customer, rather than having the customers serving a few extremely powerful business.

*I get that there's a limit on what small businesses can do in terms of mass manufacturing and supply chains, but that's another discussion entirely.

The way I think of it is, my grandparents were 1/12 and 1/13 in huge families and their parents grew up during the great depression. Lived in 900sq foot homes with basements and made it work, if they can make it work, so can you. I get it, but having kids is the most based-est decision I ever made. Anyone who says otherwise is an incel or a demoralizing shill. I know you don't have the same opportunities in Australia but I would suggest a firearms club or hunting or conservation. Bow and arrow was extremely satisfying for me and fun, plus half the meat I eat is from animals I kill. Some people like fishing as well but that is an expensive hobby and having a boat is a PITA. I agree though going to your average bar and interacting with 'normies' is mildly infuriating. Not paying attention or watching the news is also very bad. The solution is to simply not care. Not even being ironic. Like take care of your own and stop caring about shit you can't control. Sure you can vote? That doesn't do anything. You can win arguments online, but all you're really doing is being a good little user for a tech giant and givin away your data. The best option is to minimize your taxes and reliance on the conglomerate and work hard and take care of your own.

Basically yes, what we need is more regulation to prevent monopolies and less power given to the fed. I know retards and schizos here think civil war in the US and and hope is lost but I unronically think we are on our way to what is called an "Article V Convention of the states". After the US Civil War, the script flipped from the states to the fed. That was really what the slavery and tax question that kicked off the war was about was states rights. Right now the republicans are our best chance of giving more power back to the states, however, they are ultimately swamprats/rinos/career politicians as well. Ultimately when 35/50 states demand a convention of the states we have a chance at flipping the script back to the states and hence smaller businesses and state-centric/less inter-state commerce. This would be good. Even Ted K said humans are best off in smaller groups for governance. What is good for New Mexico is not good for Michigan. This is really our only non-violent hope. What I'm curious about is if people willingly be cattle to the oligarchy/elites or if they fight back. There are still plenty of red blooded individualistic americans left. They just ignore shit until its at their front door, and I dont' blame them. Apathy is the best cope.

I've got rifle club, and I like it, but it's all old dudes which is fine. I know that aspie is my type, as it's worked out before. I can't stand ssreyes and normal quad vaxed hypochondriacs. People don't have the same free spirits as you see with people in the US. You've got phillia and some goid things, but also high complacency and nobody willing to challenge the herd. Kids get auto 3 jabs to save old people who can have 4.

>Is late stage capitalism a meme or is there some truth to it
we are currently in early stage of communism, there were no capitalism in Poland except for 6 months in 1989 period
america however zooms nicely into commie state

Whatifalthist had a good video about the late stage decadence we are now all experiencing in the west. Might me a good watch, user.
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"late stage capitalism" is sofistry. Socialism is socialism is socialism.

Bitching won't change anything. Enjoy what you can for as long as you can. Soak up your life the good and bad, for there is a chance it's your only one. Even if some of us may never have children due to our decaying planetary civilization, we owe our ancestors some respect and we need to be grateful to them and live for as long as we're permitted to.

China loves your free market capitalism as it mostly benefits them.

Very true, the markets have been under complete control and manipulation since 2009. There is no free market, their are no accidents or happy good fortune. Everything is under complete control under the watch of the Banks, The Gov, and The Companies, who cause Mass Hysteria and jump from one crisis to the next to distract and confuse. Inflation itself is to confuse and normalize a lower standard of like that must be accepted without second though.

Welcome to left wing fascism with your negro and LGBT… commissars. Biden is the most popular President ever with 80 million votes. Coronavirus is real and so is monkey pox. Born with a cock? Want a pussy? See Dr. Psycho for FREE!

Better be using niggers for sex and then kill the babies, crakka!

Hot take on China: China has a free-er market than you think. They are communist, and everything is behind the great firewall of china, however if you've ever been over there (I unfortunately have) the only reason they have communism is because of the sheer number of people. Their communism actually has LESS controls and manipulation than our supposed american free market. Basically, they have so many people and its so out of control and corrupt their communist ideology is their advertisement, but its dog eat dog (and people eat dog) over there just because they can't possibly control what is going on with all the people and commerce. You think all those street corner slants selling deep fried grasshoppers are licensed? You think the dudes working construction have paperwork and OSHA type regulations? No, they hire whoever shows up and buy to whoever shows up. Its insanity.

Side note: if you go to china or japan or korea make sure you are single. They LOVE american men.

I've gotten more out of shape but when I was over there. I was lifting at hotel gym, and I apparently lifted more weights (which wasn't even that much) than anyone they've ever seen. All those little 110 lb 5'3 fuckers started gathering around and clapping when I finished a set like I was a circus attraction. The women would want to feel your muscles. It was unreal.

I don't follow but this reads like someone who spends too much time on Any Forums and reciting buzzwords they think other anons will give them (YOU)s for. Have a nice day sir and please go outside, or don't even go outside, just get offline, perhaps read a book.

You’re a glownigger and so are all these posters dropping monstruous walls of text.

Corporations enforcing government rules like masking up is FASCISM. This isn’t capitalism at all, it’s left wing fascism.

>Have a discussion with someone, respectfully disagree
>"You work for the FBI!"

Serious question, how much time do you have to spend on the internet, and Any Forums in particular to have your brain rotted like this?

If you just want to talk shit, thats okay. I get it. Its hard to express your opinions in the real world these days and you are a high testosterone filled 20 something year old man who gets his anger out on the internet. Its okay I'm older than you and wiser and I can take it, but holy fuck engage in some introspection.

Anyway, yeah the corporations are facsist. Capitalism allows for corporate tyranny instead of government tyranny. My point is, is it really that much better? At the end of the day its still tyranny.

>tyranny
Tyranny is tyranny, Lt. Chang. What it isn’t is inherently capitalist. Who are the commissars here? Niggers and LGBT. In your shithole, it’s actual commissars plus the so-called young princes who are offspring of connected CCP members.