Originally posted in response to a post by Polyfrazzlemented

[feotakahari]

I guess what I’m pushing at is that all the anti-capitalist stuff I see assumes the replacement for capitalism is closely linked tribal groups, and I tend to assume that the more linked people are, the more they’ll hate me for being different. I feel a lot safer in an environment where I’m valued for earning money, and will continue to be valued so long as the money comes in, than in an environment where the only thing protecting me is love, which can be conveniently discarded if someone doesn’t like that I’m queer.

WOW that’s so much more cynical and depressing than I thought I was capable of.