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cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/15329959

Incentivization to fuck shit up and frame it as a success or an opportunity is a feature of capitalism.

Naomi Klein's "Disaster capitalism" gives a deeper, less smug look, at how these mechanics work.

More smuggies on thebad.website

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[–] hallettj@leminal.space 32 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I find the Thomas the Tank Engine cartoons frustrating for exactly this reason. Not the original books or the episodes narrated by Ring Star and George Carlin that are directly based on them - those are fine. I mean the CGI crap where in every episode Thomas does something stupid, and gets to be a hero for fixing his own mess.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's how I felt about Bob the builder. Yay I fixed my own fuck up!

[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

A Spud apologist! Sabotage by a scarecrow was beyond Bob's control, and the cause of most problems.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

This was my problem with the live action Alice Through The Looking Glass. Alice caused the problem in the first place by being an idiot, and then became the hero because she just barely managed to fix it.