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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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[–] Cowbee@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 3 months ago

Others like @Sickos@hexbear.net and @CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml have given excellent answers, but I want to stress that being a communist is not a religious vow to be poor. Instead, it's a vow to make the world a better place for the working classes, and to do so through correct application of theory to practice. There is no "communist heaven" where you sit closer to Marx the more you reject material posessions.

It is good to put your community first, but there's nothing wrong with getting more money for yourself, especially if you earn it as a proletarian and not by being a business owner. Consistently siding with the proletariat and organizing for socialism and the defeat of imperialism is your goal, not personal immiseration.