nifty@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoI dislike the Kinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1587arrow-down161
arrow-up1526arrow-down1imageI dislike the Kinglemmy.worldnifty@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square105fedilink
minus-squareEsqplorer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoIt’s not that literal. Most of us don’t have a king either.
minus-squareRikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·10 months agoIf that’s a metaphor, I have no clue what for.
minus-squareEsqplorer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoA huge number of people are drinking from lead pipes. It’s not a consequential difference from lead cups. Children are working at all kinds of jobs, not just factories, and the ruling class is pushing to expand child labor. We don’t have a king, but we have more stratification in class than in the prior eras. There’s no direct metaphor, but the tweet is showing that the fact pattern can change without conditions improving.
It’s not that literal. Most of us don’t have a king either.
If that’s a metaphor, I have no clue what for.
A huge number of people are drinking from lead pipes. It’s not a consequential difference from lead cups.
Children are working at all kinds of jobs, not just factories, and the ruling class is pushing to expand child labor.
We don’t have a king, but we have more stratification in class than in the prior eras.
There’s no direct metaphor, but the tweet is showing that the fact pattern can change without conditions improving.