The Paradox Of Wage Slavery

In this video I wanted to share my view on socialism vs capitalism in wage slave society. Escaping the 9-5 rat race using quiet quitting is not enough. You need to understand how politics set the stage in corporate work. This is not a rant, but knowledge needed to reach financial freedom.
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[@TomScryleus]

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[@CameronDC-Grimes]

About your comment on "Socialist Propaganda" I encourage you to listen to Noam Chomsky and Professor Richard Wolff (Democracy@work) They talk about wage slavery. And Yanis Varoufakis from Greece. I am a Libratarian Socialist that believes in direct democracy, by that I mean I'm completely against Madisonian Democracy that is in practice in the United States and therefore thrust upon most of the world or be crushed by it. I want democracy in the workplace, this has nothing to do with all powerful state overlords but just every worker in the enterprise has an equal sharehold in the company and takes a monthly vote, the board members has at bare minimum 50% or more of the workers that are changed every month like the rest with only 2 being advertisers or funders of the company so profits over people doesn't become the golden rule. James Madison one of the to founding members of the United States system of representative democracy. But not representative of the working class or the vast majority of it's people, but of the top 1%. In other words the opulent against the proletariat. Madison foresaw that the threat of democracy, was going to become more severe over time, "because of the increase in the proportion of those who will labor under all the hardships of life, and secretly sigh for a more equal distribution of it's blessing's" He warned than equality of sufferage: the "equal laws of sufferage" might in time shift power into their hands (the middle to lower class majority) this is still the constitutional conventions, no agrarian attempts have yet been made in this country, but the symptoms of a leveling spirit have sufficiently appeared in certain quarters to give warning of the future danger. • the future danger is the danger of democracy, notice! The solution that James Madison came up with back in 1787 was: To ensure that the upper house, which would have the Senate which would have the main power, ought to come from and represent the nation "The more CaPaBlE set of Men, who will sympathize sufficiently with the rights of propterty, and who will protect the Opulent Minority(upper 1% of wealthy elites) from the majority(middle to lower class)" "And the system that was designed, the voting patterns, the checks and balances, the distribution of powers was arranged for the same end. The idea was essentially that the wealthy would essentially run it" Madison paraphrased quotes believed the elites would be Noble englightened rulers that would do the right thing by the people. He quickly realized by 1792 there was something wrong, James Madison warned that the hamiltonian developmental state was substituting the motive of private interests in place of public duty leading to a real domination of the few under an apparent liberty of the many. Madison "deplored the daring depravity of the times as the stock jobbers become the pretorian guard of the government, once it's tools and it's tyrants bribed by it's largesses over awhing it with their powers and combinations." This^ was quotes from Noam Chomsky in case you're interested. It includes actual written quotes from James Madison. You would be shocked at what Walter Lippmann and Edward Bernays has been quoted saying. Including John D Rockefeller - "I want a nation of workers, not thinker's" I know people run scared when they hear socialism or communism and blend it in their minds with leninism or Maoism or Marxism or Stalinism which weren't actually socialist structures they where state capitalist systems controlled by a state military and dictators. You have a strong focus on wage slavery, a problem that's in the workplace. Many of whom I mentioned have been fighting for change of these systems comparing capitalist corporation relationships with their workers to that of feudalism with a master and wage slave relationship. Like Noam Chomsky has pointed out, going back 80+ years the people of many countries believed that wage slavery isn't that far removed from chattel slavery in the sense you are renting yourself to survive and that is true for the vast majority of people in this world. Abraham Lincoln and the Republican party during his presidency considered renting yourself for companies to be demeaning and a form of wage slavery and they compared it to slavery. Think about it, if you make $200 an hour for a company, they don't pay you what you are worth or what you produce, they pay you 1/10th of what your labor produced assuming you make $20/hr which is far above what most do in the United States which is between $8-$15 for the vast majority of Americans with no benefits, time off, or any control in what happens with the products they produced or the profits of the products their labor created. These workers have no control over their pay, time off, if they will get laid off or if the company is sold with mass layoffs or if the workforce gets benefits. Their company controls, when they eat, if they have breaks and how long, if they can talk and who too, how they can talk, what they wear and what motions their body has to make. If that resonates with you definitely look up Prof Richard Wolff on Democracy in the workplace.

[@unitedstatesirie7431]

the United States of America is not a democracy. The United States of America is a Constitutional Republic. Please research this historical fact. If you don't know who is in control, then you will be remote controlled by the evi high level Freemason politicians.

[@FUNNYMANERICWHITE]

You are awake The real Awake. Thanks you

[@JamaicaKim]

“I have freed 1000 slaves and would free 1000 more, if only they knew they were slaves” - Harriet Tubman

[@TomScryleus]

Actually Harriet never said that.

[@pillmuncher67]

@@TomScryleus "Don't believe everything you read on the internet" -- Abraham Lincoln.

[@TomScryleus]

"touche" - Tom Scryleus. ;)

[@TheHonestPeanut]

It's actually a quote by Marx and it was "Slavs".

[@VilleGardian]

​@@TheHonestPeanutbeautiful, that's why the west demons think slavic people are automatically slaves.

[@coolguycoolguy7267]

Doing a full house development construction and not able to afford a house that’s how you know the system’s rigged.

[@nihilistarchitect]

As you might guess by my profile name….. I design lots of housing but can’t even access credit to buy one at least where I live now. That’s why I tell my colleagues that happily go to work most days: I rather be miserable trying to escape the race than to expect the weekend to reset my good will to be a rat.

[@TomScryleus]

exactly

[@youtubesucks1499]

As a builder, tell me how to build an affordable house. If you want a house in the 140k range it will be less than 850 sf. You tell me. I open to suggestions.

[@youtubesucks1499]

​@@nihilistarchitect What's your credit rating and where do you live? I build houses and see people with a credit score of 650 buying with 3% down as first time homeowners. The problem I am running into is cost of raw materials and labor. It cost about $160 per sf to build in some parts of Virginia. So I can build a 140k house but it will be less than 900 sf.

[@iam_topg]

"I rather be miserable trying to escape the race than to expect the weekend to reset my good will to be a rat"😞💔💔💔 this hit hard

[@boondoggle4820]

“Politics is really all about getting people upset and getting behind a side” Thank you. It is such a relief to meet someone who is actually sane. Politics is all about stirring the passions of people, mostly to get them angry at your opponent in order to get their vote, and there’s a real potential danger in stirring those passions.

[@sparkshot]

Divide and conquer basically

[@aegisreflector1239]

It's all a divide and conquer construct.

[@excalibro8365]

The uniparty is real

[@bunnyboo6295]

Never fully get why some people are uptight angry if you come across in their mind as support a different side. It's strange when you're a person with no strong opinion just trying to learn a subject and someone can jump down your throat base on how you phrase a question in the journey of trying to learn. example as a teen during an election year I was starting to be curious but really had no clue so just asked a question not really knowing much about either side, but the person flipped started to yell their friend was a republican how dare I. So a week later trying to learn about the same thing thought about phrasing the question different asked that person flipped about someone else being democratic and I was offending their family. Yeah, politics really get people angry and upset LOL Its one of the topics you're not supposed to bring up at a job. A benign comment like don't forget to vote can get peoples panties in a twist a grown person out of nowhere having a tantrum not to speck of politics on the defense like you're threating them.

[@sparkshot]

@@bunnyboo6295 - it's cus they are emotional babies and their cognitive dissonance is triggered too easily yet they also fail to recognise it happening within themselves so instead of taking a deep breath n evaluating their feelings n why they blame you for 'making' them feel bad. I got almost zero tolerance for such bollocks.

[@rutniktrainer]

Tomas Sowell says politicians have 2 concerns, getting elected and then getting reelected.

[@TomScryleus]

yeah I mean, its the name of the game sadly. It would be nice if they could work to actually make a difference.

[@FlakAttack0]

The Iron Law of Institutions: the people who control institutions care first and foremost about their power within the institution rather than the power of the institution itself.

[@minotaurus91]

I have the solution without having to give up freedom: direct democracy. No "professional politicians", no parties, no demagogues who deceive the crowds: power to the people. We decide.

[@qjtvaddict]

He a commie? Lol

[@rutniktrainer]

@@qjtvaddict Who Thomas Sowell? Nah, he's a stand up guy. If you never heard him Google him on KZbin.

[@megetmorsomt]

We don't call it "wage slavery" any more: we call it "human resources" - you know: the thing that goes into the product...

[@BTLG1090]

Surprised that isn't on the nutrition label.

[@megetmorsomt]

@@BTLG1090 The vital part derive entirely from the energy spend...

[@perusingposts2557]

New speak.

[@jaysomewhereinflyoverterri735]

There is something that I have noticed during the time that I have been a worker for corporations. Back in the 1980s, there was the 'Personnel Department'. Now, the name has been changed to, 'The Department of Human Resources'. In my opinion, the word, personnel, refers to people as persons, as human beings. The term, human resources, refers to us workers as nothing but another commodity. This is but a little thing, but it leads me to wonder, why the change in terminology?

[@TomScryleus]

I wonder this myself… what is your theory?

[@grimngruesome8988]

​@@TomScryleusI personally think it's another major shift in attitude toward the general public. Some fat cats, too big for their own coats, born and raised by the new bloodline of corporate lineages, decided to make their displeasure of the working drones more visibly apparent. In the age of information, it's become more apparent to myself, an American, that in the pursuit of a free republic, we failed to destroy or differentiate from the imperial, noble and royal hierarchical system we were birthed from. Today, the royal inheritors are just newly named.

[@jaysomewhereinflyoverterri735]

@@TomScryleus I think that grimngruesome8988 is very close to the target. I have little knowledge of labor unions, but it seems like unions in the private sector are declining. If this is the case, then this could be a contributing factor in the fat-cats becoming bolder about things like this. What follows is something different, but I would like to send this your way. I work for a worldwide corporation. About 7 years ago they rolled out, what they said would be a whole new structure in the business model. They hired a consulting firm that claimed that they turned the Toyota corporation around and brought them riches with their new system of doing business. We had to attend trainings, had to play games with Legos and rest of the nonsense that goes with this sort of thing. In the end, it did nothing to improve anything. I am not privy to the financial info, but I believe this was a boondoggle that cost my company scores of millions of dollars. Now my company is trying to roll out a new thing like the last, but this one seems even more stupid than the last one. So, are there a lot of corporations out there that are trying these, I'll call them progressive experiments, on their employees?

[@VilleGardian]

Just normalizing that people are nothing but pests to government

[@ylpea5170]

German here: our government forced us to use masks everywhere. But about companies: the problem is that authorities (and therefore the government) looks the other way when employees are being exploited (unpaid overtime, too big of a workload, even spying on people who called in sick, etc).

[@jayl5032]

Germany is notorious for nannying it's citizens. Kind of like Britain.

[@boss2341]

Das du ein Sklave bist neo. Deutschland ist das korrupteste Land in der eu. Wer hier her kommt wird ganz schnell merken, dass die Regierung die Bürger wie ein Parasit die Kraft zum Leben nimmt.

[@VilleGardian]

In other words: hellish country

[@compounder3850]

So siehts leider aus..

[@Nomadickangoo]

Hey Nomadic Kangoo here, I recently lost my job and watching your videos really helped me get through it and I realised life still moves on without a job. Thank you

[@kazbah1217]

Biggest pro tip I've learned is to not tie your self worth to a job. Its meant to pay the bills only.

[@markbone5028]

Freedom is my drug. Right now, I'm suffering from withdrawal due to politicians and people that take them seriously.

[@VilleGardian]

We are beings of freedom, no matter what the demons in government say

[@jeffreyradford6088]

The moment when anyone goes against the system those still stuck in it will always fight back. I say to that ; get out of the Box we have been put in.Great day all.

[@TomScryleus]

yeah, I worry about the polarisation of it. I wish people find a good way to transition without violence.

[@seany888svd]

Very well put. Agreed.

[@overthinkingintrovert396]

Noam Chomsky and Prof. Richard Wolff have made great arguments in favor of workplace democracy

[@TomScryleus]

Im a fan of Chomsky. Haven't read to much of Wolffs. Need to dive deeper into him.

[@zeusvalentine3638]

@@TomScryleus Wolff isn't able to counter the arguments against his critics.

[@wordup897]

Chomsky and Wolff are both socialists, as were oligarchs like Rothschild and Rockefeller. Why would the world's wealthiest people (that we know of) wish for a system that stripped them of 99.999% of their wealth and power? For a glimpse into Chomsky's dark side, have a listen to what he said about people who refused the shot... that is socialism's endgame, total control, every time. Now and then the quiet bit gets said out loud. And speaking of Wolff, check out the original coat of arms of the Fabian Society.

[@jazztheglass6139]

Chomsky, the man who's been employed by the government for nearly all of his adult life. Stereotypical socialist. It's all theoretical beliefs to those people. No real world experience, no experience of business, no real understanding of human nature

[@thatJackBidenTalksAbout]

​​@@TomScryleusRichardDWolff is an economist & has a youtube channel full of lectures.

[@genx7006]

"This company is not Sweden." I got chills.😬

[@TomScryleus]

so did I...

[@elonmusk4490]

Companies are "private tyrannies".

[@TomScryleus]

most people don't see it... which is INSANE.

[@prototype8861]

Isn't that violating the constitution?

[@maltewiklund6925]

Important to remember if we ever hear that we must be ”prepared to die for our country”. Very few things in Sweden are not privatized as of today. Are you willing to die for other peoples investments and monetary interests? Thats the real question.

[@jonmurphy776]

In the end it’s all about dignity. I was a self employed fisherman and struggled, but I was free. “ Be thou most brave and courageous.”❤

[@civicboi96]

Seriously that's all I want. To go out and make some money by myself and not have to report and explain myself to a dickhead boss all the time.

[@jonmurphy776]

Hope you get there, desire is the beginning of the journey! 🎯

[@GameFuMaster]

that doesn't make you free. Your new bosses are just your clients

[@jonmurphy776]

I put food on the world’s table. I have something many missed. “Satisfaction “

[@jonmurphy776]

@@GameFuMaster you are obviously angry about something, probably with good reason! I’m only a slave to my guitar collection now, being retired!😎🎸

[@entrepreneursfinest]

A lot of people are waking up to a lot of lies. And I don't mean "woke".

[@TomScryleus]

most people don't want to see it..

[@sparkshot]

I call woke 'fake awake' cus they think they are awake and are full of bull and steeped in the globalist agendas

[@inezbuethe7684]

We are not free

[@TomScryleus]

thats the red line in my videos.

[@vigneshr6168]

Well said sir. Keep going all the best. I quit my 9 to 5 job 7 months ago and started focusing on business it is such a fulfilling experience I am content with my decision.

[@TomScryleus]

that sounds great!!! Im happy for you. I will soon be joining you.

[@seany888svd]

Well done! That's inspirational to people with our world view.

[@supersonicguru1]

How did you solve housing? Are you homeless or not paying rent? Or living at home? Or live in your car?

[@justb4116]

IRS entered the chat

[@alexfomin3258]

I'm russian and wanted to leave this country last 5 years but in process where i learnt how it works in other countries and... it's the same b....t only in other hande😄 Eventually I'm in Dubai and want to improve my English, earn for new house in russia to live and make money on freelance. I wildly agree with yours position about politics and I don't want to waste any minute of my life for it. Thanks for your channel❤ ❤❤

[@TomScryleus]

Im Polish, you are Russian. Whatever our ancesters did to each other was their problem. I hope you find success in your goal. Lets make 2024 the year we escape wage slavery.

[@wordup897]

I looked to escape Corporate America years ago but also found there's nowhere left to escape to with the exception of a small island in the middle of an ocean that has no resources to plunder. Sounds great! But Dubai? Man, stay out of trouble and stay out of debt or you could wind up in some medieval times!

[@neveser]

Everyplace is under the thumb of the central banks. Only 3 countries left (to my knowledge) who are not, and one of them is Iran...

[@snowsnow4231]

@@TomScryleus my ancestors left Poland in 1910s and today I live in Novosibirsk. Just wanted to say - Katyn story first appeared in a German news paper Völkische Beobachter in 13 april 1943. The headline was "GPU-Mord an 12.000 polnischen Offizieren". Good credible source. By the way, my ancestors came to Altai and became farmers in kolkhoz. For some unknown reason evil bolsheviks gave my relatives an opportunity to become engineers, navy captains and jet pilots. After being impoverished factory workers in amazing "democratic" Poland where a worker who had his hands chopped off by machinery was left to starve in the streets while French expat manufacturers were making fortunes off the backs of local people with no rights. I wonder why Polish officers were disappearing after defending such a regime. Must have suffered from too much love from common people. Don`t want to diss anyone or disrespect, but you got to understand that Polish officers and Polish workers lived in 2 different universes and there was little love between them.

[@wordup897]

@Viper-ms9eg Yeah, homies ain't playin over there.

[@SureJungle23247]

The first word that comes to my mind with my employer is Nepotism.

[@TomScryleus]

Exactly.

[@Brad-pc3bi]

I am used to being a wage slave, i ran my own business for a little while though, felt amazing when it worked. Now i have to appease tyrant bosses or be fired for no reason.

[@peezyorpj]

*There are two kinds of workers:* 1.) Those who follow and do what they’re told. They’re not bold and never think for themselves. 2.) Those who have a mind of their own, astute, and figure out easier ways to resolve things.

[@KingOFuh]

#1 describes the American military. Fools who volunteer to fight America's wars for the fun and profit of others the soldier will never meet or even know about.

[@Xairos84]

Correct! And in this world, they have to coexist. There are those in camp 1 can cannot comprehend camp 2. But also, those in camp 1 would hate a world where they have to grind and hustle just to make it to what they had as a wage earner. The 9 to 5 is really convenient.

[@RaptureHead1993]

Camp 2 will get heavily punished for it.

[@RaptureHead1993]

Do what you are told thrall

[@RaptureHead1993]

Hence why I left.

[@peter1835]

Ending my wage slavery in 12 weeks and have been working towards this goal for 12 years. My slavery is finally coming to end and your videos really help me to pull the trigger and not push it off another year to save more money f*** that I am out 🎉

[@Maria-tm8jg]

How'd you do it?

[@joecliffordson]

It’s not slavery if you can choose to leave. It’s called a job and I bet you were damn glad to get the income when you agreed to work. I am very glad to read you found a way out. Congratulations. I am sure that required sacrifice and planning to pull it off in 12 years. In the US many people can’t break free of the rat race in a lifetime. Mostly because of bad choices or circumstances. But mostly because of federal reserve policies.

[@drugsdelaney2907]

In b4 medical emergency.

[@abolisher]

Congrats you’ve earned it finally escaped the rat race

[@theultimateusukfan]

hi tom. i just found ur channel. im turning 27 next month. i graduated uni in 2020. i've only ever had 2 temp part time jobs since then. i can't find a path in life. i am feeling doomed to wage slavery eventually, knowing i cant stay jobless like this for long. eventually, i'll have to do something so i dont end up homeless when my parents pass or kick me out of the house. i'm struggling to find out what to do and was hoping u or someone from ur audience could offer some advice. i became anti-work because of realizing how horrible society is. u have to become a wage slave to have access to basic things like food, clean water, and shelter. i dont like realizing this truth about the world, yet i cant do anything about it. it wont change. i feel like life is hopeless now.

[@curtisthornsberry4236]

Corporate bodies are not the same as capitalism in my mind with my understanding. Ive worked for plenty of small business’s who operated far differently from big corps. For one thing my thoughts of the business actually mattered. My current job is a take it or leave it type of situation. I dislike the large corps like I dislike the government.

[@TomScryleus]

same here.

[@osmosis_8692]

"This company is not Sweden." Well done. 👏👏👏👏 This is happening globally. Politics don't matter anymore. Your politics are irrelevant when it comes to corporatism.

[@TomScryleus]

its scary

[@botezsimp5808]

You got yourself a new subscriber. Your view on this issue mirror mine exactly. I get so tires of people screaming "socialist!" Or "anarchist!" Or whatever stupid word people throw at you when they cant comprehend your position on something.

[@TomScryleus]

Welcome to the channel. Yeah Im tired of these labels. Just words. Life is not that simple that you can box a person in a social construct or idiology.

[@whatsupcoolbrother]

I’m with you but I would say for Americans, we live in a neoliberal capitalist country which has less to do with true capitalism but more so privatized fascism. Switzerland has a level of social democracy we could not fathom. And I would argue the communism your family escaped from was actually state capitalism instead of private capitalism because control was still limited to a few hands, it just happened to be government officials not private individuals

[@ifeoluwaadeoye6557]

Why do you think "true capitalism" is different from "neoliberalism"? You think the person controlling the means of production actually makes products because they care about the people buying their products? Or that they're open to competing with others and potentially losing market share?

[@CIyphord]

Lol muh that wasn't real communism!

[@emmettkeyser1110]

It’s breathtaking how ignorant people can be when commenting on YT. Just throw around so,e big words and you think you are intelligent. lol.

[@Justmonika6969]

Ah yes his family member was executed by capitalists and he escaped from a capitalist shithole into another capitalist shithole. Everything bad that happens in communism is just capitalism, lol.

[@whatsupcoolbrother]

I’m saying “true capitalism” in the sense that it exists on paper. The whole jazz about competition and what not. I’m not advocating for it, just that neoliberalism was definitely a shift in ideology especially when compared to something like Keynesian economics. But no need for name calling, though I can take, solidarity is the way forward brothers (and sisters).

[@granddefectus4602]

You get it, the matrix is slipping

[@TomScryleus]

and people will protect that matrix not knowing better.

[@seany888svd]

Your position is a very simple one, and eerily similar to my position. I'm so glad I found your content. Those with low intelligence, and minimal life experience will struggle to understand the concept of wage slavery, but perhaps one day they'll evolve and be able comprehend it.

[@TomScryleus]

I don't blame people though. Most people are cheap and do as told. if you tell them to eat shit, they will without questioning it.

[@seany888svd]

@@TomScryleus Agreed, I've really only noticed that over the past few years.

[@Jamie-mt2vb]

I appreciate you Tom. Your insights and the wisdom you share about wage slavery are extraordinarily important lessons for young people especially. I know I would have most definitely benefited from hearing your perspective when I was much younger! I hope that your videos reach many, many people around the world. Sorry about your Dad passing away. Sounds like he was quite happy to see that you turned out to be a thoughful person and an independent critical thinker. I just made myself a subscriber to your KZbin channel and I'm looking forward to your next videos. Good luck with everything!

[@TomScryleus]

Thank you.. and thank you :) I hope you enjoy my future videos also. Have a great weekend.

[@Jamie-mt2vb]

@@TomScryleus You are most welcome, be well.

[@Gary-zq3pz]

Being a wage slave and being a heroic striver against Capitalist oppression ends up being the same thing, in the end. Nobody is 'on your side', exept your friends and family. Politicians can't give anyone anything, much less something like freedom. Freedom is yours, take it!

[@alejmc]

10:52 “Now, before you call me an anarchist”… those that do might have no clue. That word has been polluted (conveniently?) to death. Anarchy means “No ruler”, not “no rules, burn everything”, just NO RULER. Which goes hand in hand with a few seconds before regarding taxes and government as public workers: the glaring issue is that there is no consent, we can’t as citizens part with our taxes and give it to the one that gives the better and cheaper “State goods and services”. One of the main differences between a job and slavery is consent… this totally flips the script over making us the forced workers of the state.

[@blikewat3r]

💯

[@ivanjordan1192]

An individual can be intelligent, logical and rational, the masses are ignorant as a whole. Think of it as a herd of cattle, poke them here, there and steer them in your desired direction.

[@jamesborek8125]

You make a lot of sense, though I'd argue that Humanity should focus on escaping Debt Slavery.. the wage thing will work itself out when one isn't beholden to someone financially. Also, for what it is worth, don't be afraid to work with your hands for a living, and own your tools. There's a lot of freedom there.

[@The_BenboBaggins]

Isn't true anarchy people doing it for themselves? I genuinely believe that if the current political system and governments disappeared tomorrow, most people would be capable and happy helping themselves and each other.

[@sandrag9451]

Exactly. Anarchy doesn't mean "chaos" but "without rulers". Most people don't get it.

[@navigator590]

You mean Detroit?

[@robinsuperviking]

Damn. This was good, like, really good. Got me thinking and it’s nighttime. So I guess I will stay awake all night thinking about this. Awesome man!

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Don't fear the people who want to see the world crumble, be afraid of the people with the can of lighter fluid and a book of matches.

[@xDarkFussel97x]

Please continue to share your unique perspective on things and do not hold back if you think someone might be offended by it. Don't change for people that are not able to cope with a different perspective. Thinking outside the matrix and not judging too quickly is essentially just a symptom of being a critical thinker and independent mind. Oh and btw, your often philosophical thoughts are of great value and resonate with me. ✌️

[@nothinginteresting1662]

I love you for speaking the truth boldly and publicly. It takes a lot of courage to do so. The haters will realize their folly one day. I have also been indifferent when it comes to politics. I don't support any particular party. In fact, criticism if valid is important instead of playing the comparison blame games. If you are blinded by support, you will never accept the wrongs you unknowingly support. Thank you for being real, frank and direct in your approach. It's high time people stop believing authorities instead of thinking things themselves and making conscious choices. In fact, I hate the term 'authority'. A better term is 'responsible representatives' if taken to mean in a good sense.

[@TomScryleus]

Thank you. Im ok with having an upopular opinion. I dont mind that people believe the lies of politics. But they should know that they dont have to. Have a nice day

[@Bojangles149]

Politicians say I got into this to make it better. That was a long time ago. One thing that is the same within me is that I still can not make sense of people who wear the suit to set me up. It is a lesson in life. Do not believe everything you see on t.v. and commercials have dysfunctional truth, hashtag what? The USA has lost it's fucking mind. The traps and the signs of imminent kaos are known, so we do not empower the horrors that are in so many records of world history, why then the continuation of commercials that sell death. I'm glad you're human to the core. Your aura is good energy. That is a whole other cool conversation, and it's great to see someone using the term critical thinking.

[@1398go]

Love your explanation! 😮 If people can just understand how powerful words are.

[@elvinrichard5882]

The problem is humans naturally sort themselves into hierarchies in all social systems. As long as one person wants to lead the majority will inevitably be forced to follow.

[@animerage1862]

my problem with that too is there quite literally isn't a system besides full-fledged anarchy that doesn't have a group of people in charge, even if everyone votes and its majority rules, the majority are then the group with the power over the minority, in order to have any system you have to have leaders of some kind, the best you can do is create ones that have proper checks and balances in place. And if you are going to live with other people around, whether it be one other person or a million, you all have to agree to live in some kind of system so that conflicts can be resolved. We are human, we are flawed, every system will be flawed, and everyone will have a conflict with someone at some point, we just have to do the best we can and evolve the systems we live in to work for us.

[@AB_AB]

Low view of man.

[@martiansurgery]

youre right.. we have "shut your mouth if you wanna keep your job" democracy

[@TomScryleus]

yepp

[@sallysbananenrepublik3740]

I'm a hardcore capitalist, my political position is libertarian and I can't understand why people call you a socialist. Part of capitalism is the freedom to choose your job, workload and passive income abilities, you don't promote being lazy or gouvermental interventions, you just teach people about choosing wisely and not getting used agaist your own intrests.

[@TomScryleus]

I see the upsides of capitalism. thats why lean towards the right. But I also see valid arguments for a smidge of socialism in society.

[@JessieStolar]

You're a volunteerist. You aren't going crazy. You are completely right. Look up Kennith Scott. Countries are corporations and slavery never went anywhere. ❤

[@TomScryleus]

thanks for the tip. adding that name to my list. I get so many good tips in the comments all the time.

[@LaurenCheriSOCFI]

The family resemblance of your face to your great grandfather’s face is absolutely uncanny!!

[@TomScryleus]

Really? people have said so in the comments. Im not sure I see it. :)

[@Abraham.Lincoln22]

Tom I am a fairly new subscriber here. Your videos on wage slavery are very interesting. Thank you for posting. 🇺🇸

[@TomScryleus]

welcome to the channel. Im glad to read that. I hope you like my upcoming videos. have a great day (or evening). :)

[@eedr5404]

My mom’s great grandparents were Polish anticommunists who settled in Chicago between 1899-1905. I still live in Chicago with my family. And yes, I oppose communism too. Capitalism is working for us. You are 100% right that politics is about getting people stirred up and then choosing a side. Worked for most of my life. Still work, will retire in 5-6 years, but my money works harder than I do and my money outearns my labor. Everyone is a corporation of one. This is important to understand. Work to get capital to invest.

[@metroidprime3863]

As long as the borders are open wages will never be acceptable.

[@Jcewazhere]

Why did republicans vote against the strongest border bill in a decade? Because it gave money to Ukraine? That just weakens Russia... you do want to weaken Russia right? You're not some commy? Because it would actually work to solve a 'problem'? Yup. They don't actually want the problem solved, Trump as much as said so when he ordered the twitter faction to vote against it so he could have something to run on for re-election. My favorite conservative KZbinr, Beau of the Fifth Column, has pointed out stunts like that from both sides in many videos. Maybe give him a watch? "Let's talk about the Senate border deal...." is a good start.

[@avaraxxblack5918]

Your Anarchist mate is no doubt a wise man. Anarcho capitalism is the final stop in your journey my friend. We'll be happy to have you on board one day. 👍

[@TomScryleus]

I will tell him that. He will be glad to hear it. :)

[@biboebbs624]

anarcho capitalism is terrible

[@CryptoBlockchainTechnologies]

This guy is very honest. 😮

[@TomScryleus]

too honest?

[@CryptoBlockchainTechnologies]

@@TomScryleusI personally like honesty but being too honest can be a catch 22 because it could always backfire. I enjoy hearing your story and how far you have come in your life and your perspectives on certain things. Keep being yourself, people also like genuineness.

[@MichaelSuperbacker]

Tom! OMG wow! 😮 I thought you were Polish! But when I looked at your channel info, it said you are from Sweden, I just assumed oh you must be a Swedish guy. I am also Polish 🇵🇱 ❤️

[@TomScryleus]

I live in sweden. But I was born in Warszaw. I visited poland last year (for my fathers funeral) :(

[@MichaelSuperbacker]

@@TomScryleusSorry for your loss. I was born in the USA but my family is from Poland.

[@TomScryleus]

thank you Michael.

[@occamsshavecream4541]

Your videos are absolutely fascinating. I've noticed the same parallels between corporate control and communism. Then, the ultimate question for those of us who desire it is: how to be free. Also, I've read about the Katyn massacre, I'm very sorry to hear about your great-grandfather and how it affected your family.

[@TomScryleus]

Thank you. Its to horrible to think about. I saw some pictures of the ”graves” and its just crazy to think people would do that. why are people so stupid?

[@theotherguy5516]

The parallels between corporate control and communism are explored at length and in great depth in Elizabeth Anderson's Private Government. Excellent book, which benefits from including several dissenting views from intellectual opponents after Professor Anderson lays out her passionate and rigorous case that a workplace is -- as we know and so many others deny -- a dictatorship.

[@gamezswinger]

I love the idea of "Start building a life for yourself, a life where you live for you and not them." However, even if we escape wage slavery by doing contract work, we might still end up supporting businesses that produce non-essential products and services that don't benefit humanity-such as those in entertainment, retail, and hospitality. More importantly, we might inadvertently support organizations that don't drive SYSTEMIC CHANGE, all in the name of profit and basic survival. For instance, I strongly believe in a scientific and humanistic worldview, yet at work, I produce videos for witch doctors who claim to cure diseases with fake potions and spells. While I know this is hypocritical, I do it because it generates revenue for our organization.

[@imadivergentandantinormiep7877]

You've become one my few favorite influencers

[@TomScryleus]

thank you. appreciate it. I hope I don't disappoint in the future.

[@genericdeveloper3966]

Capitalism is what gives me my freedom and prosperity. Free markets created remote work which allows me to work where I want to. Only government action could take that away (and perhaps will one day).

[@dakotadak100]

Amazing story, thank you for sharing!

[@TomScryleus]

you mean, the story of my great grandfather? Feels like I mention a lot in the video. :)

[@BTLG1090]

I really support you all the way, every job I've had made me miserable and I've been admitted to the psych ward more than once over the awful work they forced me into, I was 16 and they had me working full-time hours at a KFC for 12$ an hour. I want to live in a world where my work matters and I earn what I work not 50% after taxes and what the CEO's take out of my paycheck.

[@shiptj01]

Politics is a joke. Thanks for being a voice of reason.

[@justinvermilyea9535]

It’s all theater, and, as they say, “All the world is the stage.”

[@TomScryleus]

Im just glad people here in the comments are with me on this. But the trolls will emerge soon enough. They always do. :)

[@zvuchko9785]

@@justinvermilyea9535 What I always tell people who believe politics are real is that they should watch WWE for just one week and it will all make sense. Literally same exact script with heels and faces and brands/parties. 2 main shows are even same color (blue/red) just like 2 political parties. Trump was even in WWE and many ex wrestlers are in politics now. Fox and CNN are like WWE commentators. I could go on and on.

[@justinvermilyea9535]

@@zvuchko9785 All part of their‘Divide and Conquer’ strategy. “And YaHUSHA knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? “ - Matthew 12:25 & 26 “This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.” - Daniel 4:17 Your thoughts?

[@justinvermilyea9535]

@@zvuchko9785 All part of their ’Divide and Conquer’ strategy. “And YaHUSHA knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?” - Matthew 12:25 & 26 “This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.” - Daniel 4:17 YOUR THOUGHTS? TomScryleus…would you like to weigh-in on this?

[@inthevault9603]

Big Idea: Capitalistic companies embrace, rely on and ultimately benefit from socialistic philosophies as they espouse Capitalism because that’s where their money and power stem from.

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

I would love to have several people I know watch this video with an open mind (and open ears). The comparison of the Corporation having total control of everything as opposed to what people think is a democracy is eye opening. I work in healthcare. We have to wear certain clothes, and are restricted in numerous ways. Cannot be creative or deviate. I hate this, but I do like what I do (MRI). I just wish there was a way to do it without that kind of control.

[@TomScryleus]

thanks for sharping your thoughts on how it is in the health care. I once worked in a hospital for 2 weeks, when I was 15. But that was a long time ago. I don't have much experience or knowledge from hospital work.

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

@@TomScryleus I can give you all the info you need!! Been in healthcare for over 20 years. I have a few videos about my stuff. Not worthy of subscriptions or anything.. just info.

[@TomScryleus]

I will check it out anyway. I prefer smaller channels these days.. big channels are just.. oo I just got an idea for a video. thank you Annie. You inspired my next video.

[@aunch3]

It’s in the middle. You need some socialism to protect workers and resources and some capitalism to stay motivated and keep freedoms

[@unassailable6138]

I love this topic, reflecting on wage slavery is crucial in the post modern age to maintain a sound mind with a wise perspective on things.

[@Kevfactor]

I just don’t get why people are working my more hours than the farm days. Human advancement is supposed to make things easier on society. I’m sure as ai comes in ,people will work even more desperate most not being smart enough to do tech jobs.

[@dennismarks6133]

"Democracy is the dictatorship of the stupid." [Friedrich von Schiller]

[@TomScryleus]

haha.. I love that quote. so good.

[@render0760]

“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch." - Benjamin Franklin

[@bskinny9009]

Democracy is freedom to choose

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

@@TomScryleusdemocracy isn’t bad. Herd stupidity just ruins voting in general

[@Luthiart]

@@bskinny9009 Haha! That's a good one. Freedom to choose the less of two evils. Or freedom to choose the ideological cult that you joined.

[@gavinvick3592]

What really sucks is that there will always be someone who wants to hurt, manipulate and steal from the “naive” good people. No matter how many people you get to change for a better humanity, there will always be haters and people who just want to watch chaos unfold

[@Brakka86]

This is a bit difficult to do when the government keeps giving multinationals a free ride while small businesses are under a heavy red tape & tax load. Where I live most of the small local businesses have been killed off like this. One also can't really compete with multinationals. Businesses locally as well as nationally lobby and fund politicians, so when those get into power they get the government contracts and favorable laws. This kind of stuff even happens in science, you don't get funding for anything that negatively impacts profits or the ruling ideology. The more power, influence and money you have the more wealth you can make, often simply by keeping your competition down & buying favors giving yourself and edge in the game. My brother has a small company, they work night and day, he has gained a lot of weight, lost some hair and they are barely able to stay afloat. Politicians do not work for "the people who vote", they work for whoever funds their campaign. I know, because the business I used to work for had shady deals with the local social democrat party. We gave them money and help and when they got into power, we got all the contracts. Its how this works on a very large scale as well, most people are just not aware.

[@biboebbs624]

well that is the free market

[@Bambledamble]

I appreciate the humanitarian like insight, well said. Fascinating points.

[@TomScryleus]

Ooo.. I like the word humanitarian. I just call it as I see it.

[@jojoholly5607]

Knowing nothing about socialism and confusing it with authoritarianism is a full time job for youtubers

[@michaelcurtis106]

First off, let me say that I mostly agree with you and I only have a few areas of disagreement but that's okay. There's not one person in this world that I'm in 100% agreement with. One thing that I do agree with you on is when you said that even good politicians become bad if they remain in office long enough. There's a lot of truth in that and there are a couple of old sayings that apply: 1. "Politicians are like diapers. They need to be changed often and for the same reason." 2. "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." As far as wage slavery is concerned, I agree with you which is why I recently started following your channel. However, please note that there are other types of slavery such as debt slavery that people fall into and believe are "normal". It is good that many of these topics are discussed on channels like this one so that awareness is achieved. It is going to take some time to undo the slavery mentality as it is firmly ingrained in our society and has been for hundreds if not thousands of years. No one wants to believe that they (and their families) have been deceived for most, if not all, of their lives. It's a bitter pill to swallow and not everyone will choose to do it. Lastly, on the subject of good and evil, please be aware that both actually exist and are not limited to certain groups. ALL groups have both good and evil within them just as we as individuals have good and evil inside of us. We all make choices every minute of every day as to which path we are going to follow and our choices have consequences, both good and bad.

[@piotrz6872]

I knew I liked the way you think. Now you mentioned your roots and it all makes sense. Keep what you're doing as your content is like a breath of fresh air for all the sales happening out there - even though it's all about the sales ;)

[@TomScryleus]

thanks. have a nice weekend.

[@piotrz6872]

@@TomScryleus Udanego weekendu Tomasz 💪🏻

[@batman5224]

I’m not a communist, but I do believe in the concept of wage slavery. I don’t think there’s necessarily anything wrong with an employee working for an employer, as long as they have freedom of choice, but under capitalism as it exists, the only choice is work or starve. Employees aren’t truly free unless they have the ability to say no. That’s why I believe in the concept of universal basic income. People shouldn’t have to work in order to live. People should be provided with a basic standard of living, and if they want to go beyond that, that’s when work comes into play. I honestly don’t believe socialism would necessarily solve the problem of wage slavery. Instead of working under the tyranny of a capitalist, employees would be working under the tyranny of a collective. Socialism fails to take into account that many people don’t wish to fit into either paradigm. That’s why I believe in a mixture of different economic systems. Any economic system can be oppressive if it is followed too dogmatically.

[@TomScryleus]

I agree to some extent actually. the mix is what I man, its a little bith of both. but its never either or.

[@abolisher]

My wage slave overseers or my managers yesterday told me when I told him that I wasn’t going to work on Sunday anymore said to me don’t you like to eat? I just laughed because I thought of this it’s the you either work or you starve type of mentality.

[@arizonarangerbutupsidedown5775]

Just quit my job until something changes I refuse to be a productive member of society. FJB

[@BrianCatalano]

I couldn't agree with you more... I hate how polarized people are allowing themselves to think. It's a manipulation, and we keep taking the bait. I love seeing the pic of your great grandfather. I see the resemblance!!

[@TomScryleus]

obviously I never met him, but its nice that we had some resemblances.

[@contessafitzgerald129]

Keep telling the truth it helps me grow an so many others 😢❤

[@OddisProductions]

The pandemic is a great example of how people want to outsource their thinking, and close ranks on dissenting yet logical voices to have it mentally comfortable. This is the inherent problem for all democratic and inequality problems in the developed world. Politics are this because we are. And most of the people who do think, don't bother. It's better just to leverage knowledge to shield us from the consequences. Only when it gets bad enough things will happen. Like we're seeing in Sweden now, 25 years to late.

[@gaidenashtar]

Wow, I've never thought about businesses that way before, but it actually makes a lot of sense. I really identify with the content of your videos. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@TomScryleus]

Im glad you liked it. I have similar videos made before this one. Have a great weekend.

[@briananderson7285]

This is quite creepy, it like your walking around in my mind an repeating my thoughts. I've been thinking this way for about 8 years an thought I was a little strange as I never supported team red no blue .

[@TomScryleus]

you are not strange! we are the sane ones.

[@carrolte1]

This is easy for me to digest, without getting angry. I stopped watching the news in 2020, and vowed never to vote again. I used to see black and white, left and right. But now I just see I giant colony of ants on a hill called earth.

[@TomScryleus]

I like the video. But I have to admit lot of topics folded into one. In my head it makes sense. Is it difficult to follow?

[@akosuakoranteng3327]

Yup very coherent and easy to follow, thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@davecopp9356]

I respect your willingness to stand up for what you belief in. That being said, for example: I am with you about the mask thing, but don´t understand that you voted how you voted after sweden went from one of the safest countries to one with the most crimes in Europe, mostly because of the politics I belief the party you voted for made or stood for. Just curious because in the country I live in, it is happening also that the crime rate is going to the roof and people seem very slow in voting for another party. All the best for you and your channel.

[@SootyPhoenix]

Most people refuse to acknowledge that reality until they personally become a direct victim of said crime.

[@davecopp9356]

@@SootyPhoenix So sad. The society around them, the values, morals and culture which made these countries ones great, are being destroyed right before their eyes and people refuse to see it. Amazing and strange. But I have not found any solution.except self segregation. It seems that it has to get worse before people wake up if than it is even possible. and not too late. The frog in the slowly heating up water pot comes to mind.

[@scottlincoln9900]

I stand with you brother. God bless. My goal for this life was to pave the road for the return of Jesus. To wake up my brothers and sisters...to help them see were all enslaved to this broken system.

[@TomScryleus]

when do you think Jesus will return?

[@scottlincoln9900]

I love how everything I have been saying for the last 10 years is finally being repeated by others...This brings tears to my eyes.You cant understand how happy I am. I can see the Lord on white clods coming down...

[@scottlincoln9900]

@@TomScryleus He is currently returning. Tis a metaphor for the awakening of the human spirit. Thus why no man will know the day nor hour because it is a metamorphic transition of the populace's internal moral compass aligning their ideologies with common sense. (ie: the golden rule) Also, the understanding that we are when god said made in his image he meant free will, thus satan doesn't have this...thus he is merely a tool to teach us what is right and wrong in the first place. It's understanding the dualistic nature of reality itself. Simply laying the frameworks for what is "good" automatically makes an opposition called evil. So to give to others is good, to take is bad...If you request and they oblige, this is a conditional modifier still with a binary answer, they either do or don't give it to you but this binary understanding is how we can hear god. Temper all logic through the heart and you will hear the voice of the lord. Also, check out zen buhddism, this is a good way to understand the duality of reality. Jesus was the son of God because he came down to promote the idea of no religion but instead have faith. He promoted peace and love. Of these thing, he was killed for it and he knew it would kill him but look what he taught us...

[@scottlincoln9900]

@@TomScryleus He is currently. Tis a metaphor for the awakening of the human spirit. Thus why no man will know the day nor hour because it is a metamorphic transition of the populace's internal moral compass aligning their ideologies with common sense. (ie: the golden rule)

[@schuylergeery-zink1923]

I like this. To me the story of Jesus whether literally true or metaphorically is that of a path to walk or someone to aspire to be like in spirit and body. The Buddha is also like this - wise words to listen to and internalize to live a good life. I believe we build heaven here on earth via our thoughts, words, and actions (or hell, some people choose that).

[@travis_t22]

As always, it's a treat to listen and see your video. I appreciate your wisdom and insight. For this video, you made effective use of concrete examples in your personal life to elucidate, broaden an understanding of social constructs (capitalism and socialism), and clarify your position regarding some subscribers/viewers' objections to your stance on this ideological spectrum. Speaking of voting and democracy, I think it's a pragmatic issue of voting for the lesser of the two evils on several occasions. On another note, you trenchantly mentioned the fact that in real life, the presidential candidates are selected by elite groups and that you raised doubt that anyone can really run for president in a democratic country, in practice rather than in theoretical framework. This intelligent and luminous observation is a striking parallel to Animal Farm written by George Orwell, in spite of a clear difference between socialism (mentioned in your video) and communism as depicted in the novel. In this novel, Mr Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, represents the capitalist class who ruthlessly exploits the labor of workers. Some animals such as Clover (a mare), Boxer (a horse) and the sheep represent the working class. Napoleon (a pig) represents Stalin, the communist Russian leader. Unfortunately, both Mr Jones and Napoleon have inflicted considerable physical and mental torment to animals on the farm. The ending of the novel is haunting and painful: "Boxer worked harder than ever...... In nothing that he did or said was there any sign that his strength was not what it had been. It was only his appearance that was a little altered.... Sometimes on the slope leading to the top of the quarry, when he braced his muscles against the weight of some vast boulder, it seemed that nothing kept him on his feet except the will to continue. The once-powerful Boxer will soon fall, never to regain his health." Tom, thank you for sharing your thoughtful, compassionate, and noble vision for humanity: "I want people to have more time for family and self development." You are wise beyond your years and you have a beautiful soul. All the best to you.

[@TomScryleus]

I wish had more free time to read books. I would read that book again. I remember it wasn't a thick book either. so I really should take some time to read it again. glad you enjoyed the video. Appreciate the kind words.

[@scottlincoln9900]

I also hate this as well on how you cant change anything. Like it has to be one way or the other. Why cant we hate workers as capital and still not be a communist? Why cant we have a ballance? Why do we have to be so extreme?

[@TomScryleus]

well I think about my friend (the anarchist). We have very different opinions on certain things. but we get along. you know? Just different perspectives, and opinions.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

I just found your channel through the KZbin algorithm and hit the subscribe button and look forward to seeing more of your videos on these interesting topics. Thank you so much 😊

[@TomScryleus]

Hey man. Welcome to the channel. Hope you like my upcoming videos. have a great day.

[@yuriysemenikhin302]

You are making a typical mistake of equating Communism to Dictatorship. It is the same false argument as people equating Market Economy to Capitalism, the same people usually claim that Capitalism automatically equals Democracy. And yet, you describe modern Capitalist Company as a Dictatorship.

[@TomScryleus]

I could name 20 countries where communistic rulers equaled dictatorship. but I agree, that these are just words that people confuse. And thats the problem. Cummunism is a great idea, but people do bad things in its name. Same thing with capitalism. Its a great concept, yet wage slavery shows that companies will do bad things in the name of market economy.

[@yuriysemenikhin302]

@@TomScryleus It's just much simpler to get to power using Communism derived slogans. And I disagree with you on Capitalism, in its pure form it equals to "Personal Enrichment and Power no matter the Means or Consequences". Essentially ALL the shortcomings people prescribe to "Communist" Countries are the purest form of Capitalism.

[@TomScryleus]

the point of the video is that all of these words and expressions are just thoughts and social constructs. And I don't buy any of them. Thats my philosophy.

[@petersmit7650]

Do you live to work, or Do you work to live ??

[@TomScryleus]

Exactly

[@a012345]

The funny thing is that the more an employer incentivize me with more money to stay working, the sooner I am going to quit since my stache will grow even faster with compounding. Glad your family were able to escape.

[@TomScryleus]

I wonder sometimes how life would have been if we had stayed...

[@teresa5007]

Such intelligent, thought provoking information. Thank you.🌹🍀

[@Crypto_Man1]

I love youre video's!

[@TomScryleus]

Thank you, so kind of you. appreciate the kind words. really.

[@sparty837]

The problem is too many people think they are going to get rich working for someone else. Capitalisms is great if you are willing to go out and take a risk and start your own company. The people who want socialism are the people that want to get rich working in a company, but that won't happen in a socialist society. The only way that a 20hr work week would work, is if everyone in the world only worked 20hrs a week however you would have to accept half or less of the products and services.

[@The_Real_Dream_Chaser]

haha after watching this i feel like we could be very good friends in real life, you share the same beliefs as I do. Pozdrawiam!

[@TomScryleus]

thank you. Im sure we would be too. Im an easy going person. Just like to question things (you have to accept that about me) :)

[@millabasset1710]

I put away $15,000k a year just from my part time job, after mortgage and bills are paid with primary job. However I am not willing to let my money go, I have no faith in the economy for the future and have every reason to hold into every dollar I have. That's just $15k just sitting in savings, that doesn't include savings from main job or what stocks I have. I know it isn't much money, but it's enough for an emergency or some degree of comfort.

[@tristanbackup2536]

Same. I have 25,000AUD saved. Because I grew up poor, it taught me to save money & not waste. Hopefully at the rate I'm going, I'll have 50,000AUD saved by the end of the year, I'll keep going & live within my means before I'll make any huge financial investments, I'll be asking for a financial advice from a firm of sorts.

[@millabasset1710]

@@tristanbackup2536 I wasn't smart with my money in my 20s, wasted most of it on video games and vices. I was able to put away for a home, but still wasted a ton of money in potential investments. I know working a food service job isn't something to brag about, I'm just glad that money is 100% savings.

[@andrewbarker8631]

We are all surrendered to the state. Most parents have no choice. They work all day and cant reasonably also properly educate their kids. The greatest generation had it rough. But the boomers lived the most privellaged life in human history. They had kids reluctantly. Raised them poorly. Never wanted them yo do better than they did. They were always threatened by their children. And always saw their children as an obstacle to their own success and fulfillment

[@P01234y]

Politicians are just people that want you to vote for them but they’d never vote for you.

[@UmbertoDavidPanda]

Algorithm bought me this. Didnt agree with everything but i was with you 90% and it was really well presented and explained. I applaud you for the "countries are just lines in the sand" piece. That is the truth bomb that terrifies people. They will perform all sorts of mental gymnastics to evade that one. We're a long way from where we need to be but i think videos like this are a tiny step in the journey, thanks.

[@TomScryleus]

people can and should have disagreements. Most things are a matter of perspective.

[@Vilhelmnilsson]

I have a collègue at work who is actually ready to become a pensioner but who keeps working because he doesn’t know what else to do. He has no other interests in life, no hobbies, no off work activities. He is super scared of becoming a pensioner because he doesn’t know what to do with all that free time. For him and people like him your proposals must be terrifying as it might be painful to stay in a job you don’t love for all your life, but the alternative of having more free time and having to think for yourself is even more terrifying. It’s comfortable being told what to do. Maybe it’s an older generation thing? I just see it so often in my line of work.

[@srivaddhanaprabha4935]

How to get rich? Simple, post videos on KZbin telling other people how to get rich, they won't get rich, but you will. The same for you, you will escape wage slavery with posting videos on KZbin telling other people how to escape wage slavery, they won't escape it though, but you will. Nevertheless, still most of the people out there don't even realize they are slaves, the scariest prison is the one you don't even know you are in.

[@TomScryleus]

If you are referering to adsense, and youtube partner program, trust me, you don't make a lot of money here, unless you are mrbeast. :) I really wouldn't recommend it unless you really love making videos. yes, you could pitch your own product. Sell a book or course. But as you can tell, I'm not pitching anything. And I have talked about that before. I tell people to figure out that for themselves. Not everybody enjoys making youtube videos (like me).

[@srivaddhanaprabha4935]

You got me wrong, I like your videos, I think they are very educational and useful, but as you just said, whoever wants to become truly free, must figure out for himself how to do it, I agree with that. But you know what the problem is? It seems most of the People out there actually don't want to set themselves free, as if they Like and enjoy the prison they are in. Tell the members of the working class that they are basically slaves to their employers, and a bunch of them Will actually start to insult you and defend their employer. The biggest protector and defender of capitalism is not the capitalist class, it is the working class.

[@justinvermilyea9535]

@@srivaddhanaprabha4935 Your last statement is very true. It is the prisoners who are defending the prison in which they do not even realize they are locked. Look at those who work in law enforcement…they are the biggest idiots out there. They think that they have become a part of something that will offer their own protection, but they are only the pawns, the minions, and the flying monkeys doing the bidding of the wicked witch (their own local government). Then think about all those who ‘serve’ in the military. It does not matter which country they have given their allegiance to, they are all ultimately serving the enemy of all mankind.

[@bskinny9009]

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[@TomScryleus]

I think chomsky said that people are divided in two groups. The first group, about 30% think for themselves, start their own business, rebell, express dissent etc. the other group, the 70% don't question the status quo. as long as someone tells them what to do and think, they will protect it.

[@hackmedia7755]

people are truly brainwashed when they can only see problems and not solutions.

[@fieldsofgold775]

It’s a human trait to “box” humans and then judge humans accordingly. Calling folks out. As folks do from either side etc. “All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others”. What I guess I’m saying is, I loathe being classified as either or. Labelled & then judged. Boxed. I’m glad you that you slapped down with dignity those whom suggested you had communist tendencies by sharing the fact your great grandfather died in the infamous Soviet atrocity. Where Stalin instigated the massacre @ Katyn(?) Against the Polish military officers and soldiers & police. You’re quite the intellect Tom. Kudos.