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Is it wrong to want to make more money? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by znsh@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml

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Not in the sense that I want to start a business and exploit people. I am probably misinterpreting a lot of the ideas of socialism/communism as I feel that if I think about making more money (investments, switching jobs, vying for a promotion) that I'm going against the core ideas and values of communism/socialism. I've mostly read/listened that to be a communist/socialist you are putting your community first and thinking of other people while trying to make more money is, to me, inherently individualistic.

The only reason I'd like to make more money is to live a more comfortable life and build upon it.

I hope this makes sense.

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[–] haui@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 3 months ago

There is also the more theoretical and admittedly less morally pure version of this:

Your mere existence will make people suffer. If you live in the west, every breath you take will possibly tip a child in the global south over the edge. Gruesome af.

Therefore, i minimize suffering i cause as much as i can without making myself suffer and minimizing my ability to help the revolution.

If you are born into petty bourgois (which I'm not) and you own a house (which I do not) with flats in it which pay for your living while your work/pension does not, there is an argument that you can not be asked to sell the apartments in a crazy market (which might still keep the current occupants in an even worse renting sotuation) or gift them the apartments, or take no rent and endanger your own life yada yada.

BUT of course you can be asked to put as much effort into it to make the pain caused by yourself as small as possible.