TODAY MY FRIENDS,I WANT TO TALK ABOUT CAPITOLISM. NOW CAPITOLISM IS A VERY DIFFICULT MACHINE TO DISSECT OR ANALYZE( WHY DOES ANALYZE HAVE ANAL IN IT?,EVER HEARD THE SAYING THAT SOMEONE IS UP YOUR ASS. A LITTLE FOOD FOR THOUGHT,LOL) IN A FEW PARAGRAPHS ANYWAY. STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOL FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE FOR MANY YEARS. AND STILL DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND IT. IT'S MECHANISMS,IT'S ENDS AND OUTS,HOW IT FULLY WORKS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THE GENERAL PUBLIC DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS? WHY IT'S NEEDED? OR BETTER,IF IT IS NEEDED?. I'LL TRY TO PUT THIS VERY SIMPLE-WHEN ONE IS CAPITOLIST,THEY CONTROL THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND. PRETTY SIMPLE RIGHT? MAYBE NOT,BUT I'LL ATTEMPT TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. IMAGINE THIS- IT'S TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE BIGGEST MATERIALISTIC HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR-CHRISTMAS.( WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRIST!! ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER POST). YOU HAVE A SON, AND WE KNOW THAT MOST BOYS (MEN INCLUDED,LOL) LOVE VIDEO GAMES. SO GAMING SOFTWARE COMPANIES PUT OUT THIS MASSIVE CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE THIS NEW GAME THATS GOING TO BE RELEASED RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS(WINK,WINK). I MEAN EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK COMMERCIALS,MAGAZINE ADS,TV SHOW SEGMENTS, ALL HYPING UP THIS GAME! YOU BEING A PARENT,WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO APPEASE YOUR CHILD,SO YOU DECIDE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BUY THIS GAME FOR THEM, PROVIDING IT'S AGE APPROPIATE. BECAUSE THIS GAME IS SOOO DESIRED (THANKS TO MASS HYPNOSIS) THIS VERSION ( HOW MANY WAYS CAN THE SAME CONCEPT,DIFFERENT TITLE,BE MADE?) IS GOING TO COST NOT 50 USD,NOT 60 USD,NO NOT EVEN 75 USD BUT 89.00 DOLLARS. ROUNDED OFF,100.00 DOLLARS WITH TAXES,100.00 DOLLARS!! SO YOU CHALK UP THE MONEY IN THE NAME OF HAPPINESS. YOU GO HOME,GIVE IT TO YOUR CHILD AND RELISH AT HIS EXUBERANT DISPLAY OF JOY WHEN HE RECEIVES HIS GIFT( THEIR SMILE ALONE IS WORTH IT,SHH!! BUT DON'T LET THEM FIND OUT! ) YOUR CHILD OPENS THE GAME,PLAYS IT FOR ABOUT A HOUR,AND COMES TO YOU "MOM,I DON'T LIKE THIS NEW GAME". AND HE GOES ON TO TELL YOU HOW THE OLDER VERSION IS ACTUALLY WAY BETTER. YOU DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HIS GAMER JARGON,BUT YOU TAKE HIS WORD FOR IT. "OK HONEY" YOU REPLY " IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY,THEN THERE'S NO NEED TO KEEP IT,WE'LL TAKE IT BACK AND FIND SOMETHING YOU LIKE,OK SWEETIE" "THANKS MOM"! HE SAYS. SO YOU GO TO THE STORE " HELLO SIR,I NEED TO RETURN THIS GAME,I BROUGHT IT ABOUT A HOUR AGO AND MY SON HATES IT!!, IT'S NOT DAMAGED OR ANYTHING" YOU SAY. "OK MISS,I'LL SEE HOW MUCH WE CAN GIVE YOU BACK FOR IT. YOU'RE PRETTY LUCKY. THIS IS A HOT GAME,NORMALLY YOU WOULD GET BACK ONLY 5.00 DOLLARS BUT WE'LL GIVE YOU 10.00"!!. THE SALES REP SAYS. "EXCUSE ME SIR, BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, I JUST PAID ALMOST 100 DOLLARS FOR IT A LITTLE OVER A HOUR AGO,I WANT A REFUND!!" THE SALES REP REPLIES " I UNDERSTAND MISS,BUT WE DON'T DO REFUNDS ON OPEN SOFTWARE,HERE IS OUR RETURN POLICY" CHECKMATE,THERE IS NOTHING MORE YOU CAN SAY. AND ALL THE OUTLETS THAT SELL SOFTWARE HAVE THE SAME RETURN POLICY,CHECKMATE AGAIN!! AND THE REAL KICKER HERE IS THAT THE DISC HAS A HARD VALUE OF .01 CENT, THATS RIGHT .01 CENT. SO ESSENTIALLY, WE THE CONSUMERS ARE PAYING FOR THE MARKETING (THE CAUSE OF WHY YOUR CHILD FELT LIKE HE HAD TO HAVE IT), THE GAME PROGRAMERS WHO MAKE A HEFTY YEARLY INCOME,AND THE SOFTWARE STORE TO KEEP THEIR THREE EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED ( SAY THAT FAST THREE TIMES,LOL). BECAUSE OF CAPITOLISM,WE'RE STUCK WITH A PRODUCT THAT WE PAID 1000 PERCENT MARK-UP ON. AND IT SERVES NO PURPOSE WHEN IT'S TIME TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE. BIG COMPANIES CONTROL THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND. MARKETING IS THE WIFE OF CAPITOLISM. AND GREED IS THEIR CHILD. IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, YES THIS SCENARIO HAS HAPPENED TO ME, BUT I'VE CHANGED SINCE THEN. INSTEAD OF FALLING PREY TO CAPITOLISM, I NOW EXPLAIN TO MY CHILDREN THE CAUSE AND EFFECTS OF IT!!
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