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14 Feb 2026, 8:15 pm

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Profit is what keeps business owners and investors motivated.

BTW, didn't you say in another thread that you're a trust fund kid with a multi-million-dollar inheritance? I don't think you're qualified to opine on economic issues, since you've never had to deal with actual scarcity, and everything you say on the matter is coming from a place of privilege.


I have not inherited the money yet. I wont inherit it for decades. My parents have kicked me out a lot of times so I have been homeless multiple times. I currently live on less than 15,000 a year. None of my parents money is mine now. I can talk about whatever economic or other issues I want. I am free to say whatever I want on this site provided I dont break any rules. I am currently dirt poor but I will be well-off when my parents die.

So since you're dirt-poor, doesn't that mean you're lazy and don't work hard enough, according to your own capitalist ideology?


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14 Feb 2026, 8:18 pm

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Or you could work for a cooperative where each employee is an owner, meaning that all profits go to the employees. That is a thing. The only downside is it doesn't allow the CEO and investors to get absurdly wealthy and have more money than they could possibly find a use for, because the money goes to the people who do the actual work.

It would be very for a massive oil company like Exxon or Chevron to be a co-op for multiple reasons.Big oil companies require tens to hundreds of billions and its borderline impossible for anyone other than a for-profit company to attract that kind of capital.Also a co-op would be under huge economic pressure when oil busts happen.Also the policial and economic pressure in the world is too unstable internationally for co-ops to have huge drilling programs.


Fortunately, we have things like wind, solar, and nuclear, so there's really no reason for oil companies to exist anymore. Problem is these companies can't transition to renewable energy because that would require them to go through a restructuring period during which they wouldn't be maximizing profits for their shareholders.

There's two institutions that really broke the free market: One is money in politics and the other is fiduciary duty.


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14 Feb 2026, 10:25 pm

I dont consider myself lazy because I am disabled and and I was not given a chance to work a full-time job and I am trying to get a job but it prolly wont work.



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15 Feb 2026, 4:43 am

Also it is illegal for me to work a full-time job so i cant work full-time but I would work on a drilling rig if it meant I could own a home.We currently need oil for jet aircraft.



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15 Feb 2026, 8:44 am

Why is it illegal for you to work a full-time job? Are you on government benefits?


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15 Feb 2026, 8:49 am

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Why is it illegal for you to work a full-time job? Are you on government benefits?

My parents made me get on welfare when i was in college.



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15 Feb 2026, 9:02 am

Why didn't you just say "No, I'm going to get a full-time job so I'm not part of the parasite class."? You're an adult. You have autonomy. Your parents can't force you to do $hit.


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15 Feb 2026, 9:13 am

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Why didn't you just say "No, I'm going to get a full-time job so I'm not part of the parasite class."? You're an adult. You have autonomy. Your parents can't force you to do $hit.

Their house their rules. They forced me to give them my life savings so i could get on welfare and I didnt have the guts to go to the cops for that because then I would be homeless.



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15 Feb 2026, 9:19 am

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Why didn't you just say "No, I'm going to get a full-time job so I'm not part of the parasite class."? You're an adult. You have autonomy. Your parents can't force you to do $hit.

Their house their rules. I have to follow every one of my parent's rules as long as I live with them and I cant afford to live on my own. They forced me to give them my life savings to get on welfare. I was in college at the time so i couldnt of gotten a good job anyways.

I still don't understand how they can "force" you to get on welfare. Why are you still living with your parents? Why don't you get an apartment? You could easily pay for one if you work full-time.


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15 Feb 2026, 9:24 am

EmpireHonda wrote:
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Why didn't you just say "No, I'm going to get a full-time job so I'm not part of the parasite class."? You're an adult. You have autonomy. Your parents can't force you to do $hit.

Their house their rules. I have to follow every one of my parent's rules as long as I live with them and I cant afford to live on my own. They forced me to give them my life savings to get on welfare. I was in college at the time so i couldnt of gotten a good job anyways.

I still don't understand how they can "force" you to get on welfare. Why are you still living with your parents? Why don't you get an apartment? You could easily pay for one if you work full-time.

They took my life savings to get below the assets limits required to be on the welfare. I didnt want to be homeless. I have been trying to get a job through Texas DARS for the past 17 years and I have to have a job coach paid for by the state to work. I didnt have the guts to call the cops on my parents for stealing all my money. Working 40 hours a week is possibly not enough to afford apartment within personal finance guidelines.



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15 Feb 2026, 5:37 pm

What I find frustrating is the idea that nothing would happen without profit motive, as though that's the only incentive that exists to motivate people.

It's one of the biggest incentives, but it isn't the only one.


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15 Feb 2026, 5:42 pm

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What I find frustrating is the idea that nothing would happen without profit motive, as though that's the only incentive that exists to motivate people.

It's one of the biggest incentives, but it isn't the only one.


Some things may not be motivated by profit, but nobody wants to spend a fortune to do something big without the expectation of making a profit on it.



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16 Feb 2026, 12:10 am

kokopelli wrote:
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What I find frustrating is the idea that nothing would happen without profit motive, as though that's the only incentive that exists to motivate people.

It's one of the biggest incentives, but it isn't the only one.


Some things may not be motivated by profit, but nobody wants to spend a fortune to do something big without the expectation of making a profit on it.


I'm not sure that's true. When people have adequate resources or the costs are adequately spread out, people are often willing to engage in money-losing ventures. This is especially true if those ventures are entertaining or build social status for those doing the spending and organizing.


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17 Feb 2026, 1:01 am

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They took my life savings to get below the assets limits required to be on the welfare. I didnt want to be homeless. I have been trying to get a job through Texas DARS for the past 17 years and I have to have a job coach paid for by the state to work. I didnt have the guts to call the cops on my parents for stealing all my money. Working 40 hours a week is possibly not enough to afford apartment within personal finance guidelines.

Sounds like you're just making excuses.


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20 Feb 2026, 11:44 pm

Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
The Energy Industry is a high-capital industry that is heavily regulated here in the states so not every high capital industry is free of lots of regulations.

The energy industry is indeed highly regulated, as indeed it should be. Other highly capital-intensive industries should be similarly regulated, to prevent monopolistic abuses.


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