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“If 1 percent of the population controls most of the disposable wealth, what we call “the free market” reflects what they think is useful or important.”
― David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

“All living organisms grow. But in nature there is a self-limiting logic to growth: organisms grow to a point of maturity, and then maintain a state of healthy equilibrium. When growth fails to stop – when cells keep replicating just for the sake of it – it’s because of a coding error, like what happens with cancer. This kind of growth quickly becomes deadly.”
― Jason Hickel, Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World

“In sum, the myth of a self-reliant, free-market, trickle-down economy is just that, a myth. In almost every enterprise, government provides business with supports, protections, and opportunities for private gain at public expense.”
― Michael Parenti, Against Empire

“the destruction of property is usually viewed as violent only if it disrupts profit or the maintenance of wealth. If food is destroyed because it cannot be sold while people go hungry, that is not considered violent under the norms of capitalism. If a person’s belongings are tossed on a sidewalk during an eviction and consequently destroyed, that is likewise not considered violent according to the norms of this society.”
― Kelly Hayes, Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care