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Pyramid of Capitalist System

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71 points mpiedrav | 1 comments | 06 Feb 20 14:27 UTC | HN request time: 1.256s | source
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annoyingnoob ◴[06 Feb 20 15:08 UTC] No.22256484[source]▶
For modern day US, the structure of the pyramid is upside-down. The folks at the top get the big plate and the folks at the bottom are all reaching to foist up the small plate, which keeps the whole thing afloat. How long can our current structure last before it collapses?
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1. awb ◴[06 Feb 20 15:22 UTC] No.22256610[source]▶
The concept you mention of the working class keeping the pyramid stable is the intent of the image.

> The basic message of the image is the critique of the capitalist system, with its hierarchy of power and wealth. It also illustrates that the working class is supporting all others, and if it would withdraw their support from the system it could, literally, topple the existing social order.