this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2023
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The standard of living cratered in many of the former soviet countries. It turns out, while communism as implemented by the USSR had it's downsides, in general, the populace as a whole were better off.
Every time I see something like OP's post, I'm reminded that oil companies can't stop destroying the earth because stonks must go up. But yeah, communism is the boogie man.