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That position shows a misunderstanding of both christianity (the bible, really) and capitalism.

It doesn't work to pick random phrases from the Bible and apply them to capitalism because the Bible is more often than not speaking about salvation, not economics. And capitalism is an economic system.

Capitalism does not require every good to be earned. It's about private ownership and exchange. What it requires is for goods to be produced and exchanged in a free market. Not that every individual has to specially earn each good they consume. Conflating God’s grace with economic exchange is a huge non sequitur. Christianity does teach that salvation cannot be earned but it does not teach that food, housing, or services must be provided without work, production, or exchange.

Capitalism also does not require us all to seek wealth. All it requires is the freedom to exchange goods and services under voluntary terms. Can you become wealthy in a capitalist society? Yes. But the structure does not rely on people "seeking wealth" to function.

The verse about not being able to serve both God and money is condemning idolatry. It's not condemning participating in an economy where money exists.

Scripture warns us against loving wealth, trusting in it, or hoarding it but it does not condemn earning, owning, investing, or trading under normal every day circumstances. Many biblical figures praised for their faith were very wealthy people, without their wealth being treated as sinful.

If they cared about the Bible or Christianity for their own sakes, they might have remembered how God encouraged the Israelites to be industrious and how he blessed their efforts by making them wealthy.

Last Friday we were lying in bed and the child asked,

“Are zombies real?” No, obviously, absolutely not, despite him seeing them in several media properties, they aren’t real. It’s true most things that appear in several media properties ARE real: snow forts, walkie talkies, glow in the dark paint are all real things. So are Mr. Beast bars, which I didn’t even know about. Is it possible they are real and I just don’t know about them? Like Mr. Beast bars?

At this point my spouse hears his beloved child talking at ten PM and comes to check on us. We explain the conundrum, and I point out that he (the father) DID know about Mr. Beast bars so he can also verify whether zombies are real.

“No buddy, they aren’t real. They’re just a story people tell. Like Santa Claus.”

“SANTA CLAUS ISN’T REAL?”

“Ok great thank you for your help with this sweetheart go away.”

And he kept doing it. Scene after scene.

He spent the film expecting someone to make a joke about how unserious things were or to break the fourth wall or do some other self referential type thing.

Now, maybe I'm just at that point in my cycle or maybe I'm too delicate in general, but I literally teared up hearing that. Straight up cried a bit. It is so fucking sad that sincerity and genuineness is being bred out of people.

People say all the time 'this generation can't take anything seriously!' and really, is it any wonder? Younger people have been trained out of it. You are no longer encouraged to be genuine or show emotion or be honest. You are actively punished for it. In fact, you are almost guaranteed to suffer for it.

That is so fucked up. I'm sorry to go on a bit of a random ramble rant but it's so fucking gut wrenching to see younger people lose that element of themselves. You can't express your passion without being told you're 'crashing out' or 'cringe'. You have to live in this neutral state of fear of perception, and god forbid anybody step outside of it!

You're told you should only consume and succumb and be ironic and emotionless and cool.

Listen, if you're following me and you're like.... 25 or under, let's say. Please. I beg of you. Do not fall for this rhetoric. Please, for the love of all things, feel. Feel and create and be honest with yourself. Indulge in things that make you happy. Be sincere. Wear your heart on your sleeve. Do not let this hyper-capitalistic, hyper-consumerist, self-centred, individualist culture take that from you.

He keeps the muzzle in a safe direction (assuming the camera itself is not being operated by a person/is being operated remotely; which is likely), he keeps his finger off the trigger until ready to fire, he treats the gun as if it was loaded at all times (by pointing it in a safe direction) and also fires into a direction he is aware of the extent of and thereby knows what it beyond his target and between him and his target.

Tumblr: oh ok sure

Man: *shoots 3 solo cups*

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