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ohhgrrl t1_je56etx wrote

Reply to comment by SpindriftRascal in Seeking anticapitalist tattoo artist by [deleted]

Absolutely not. A tattoo artist is a worker, not a capitalist. And let’s not be ridiculous, it’s possible to support anticapitalist values in a society where currency is required.

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charons-voyage t1_je5ra3o wrote

How is a tattoo artist necessarily not a capitalist lmao? What if they are using their income from your tattoo to buy and flip real estate or invest in other tattoo companies?

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ohhgrrl t1_je5ttu4 wrote

Y’all are really lacking critical thinking if you believe having anticapitalist values means total abstention from all currency.

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charons-voyage t1_je6dcbz wrote

Your post states that a “tattoo artist is a worker, not a capitalist”. Seems to be a broad generalization that isn’t necessarily true.

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ohhgrrl t1_je6o6r5 wrote

Using your body to make art is working. They do not own the means of production. Tattooing is labor.

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charons-voyage t1_je7casb wrote

How do you not see that a tattoo artist can ALSO be a capitalist lol?

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ohhgrrl t1_je7hq3r wrote

A capitalist does not work for their capital. They do not labor for it. Tattoo artists are workers.

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charons-voyage t1_je7iqy6 wrote

What if the tattoo artist owns their own shop lol? You should probably rethink your tattoo haha 😂

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ohhgrrl t1_je7nnb5 wrote

Are they doing the labor? Do they manage the place? That’s not a capitalist. A capitalist is someone who uses wealth to invest for the sake of profit and profit alone. Please show me an artist building a tattoo shop for profit and nothing else. Workers who support capitalist ideals are not capitalists, they’re just workers living under capitalism. Lot of y’all need to retake some basic Econ and government courses.

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