Great question — and no, this isn’t communism, though it does critique capitalism in a way that sometimes gets people saying, “that sounds like communism.” Let’s break it down.

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🔍 What You’re Describing:

You’re talking about a system where:

• People work just to survive.
• The wages barely cover the basics (rent, food, health care).
• The working class is kept in a cycle of dependence.
• There’s a powerful elite benefiting from this structure.

That’s a critique of exploitative capitalism, particularly what many call “late-stage capitalism” — where profits matter more than people, and where economic systems are designed to benefit the few at the top.

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🟥 What Communism Actually Is:

Communism is an economic and political ideology that seeks to eliminate class distinctions by:

• Abolishing private ownership of production.
• Redistributing wealth and resources equally.
• Having the state (or the people) own everything collectively.

So no — you’re not advocating for communism by calling out how the system is set up to trap people. You’re exposing economic injustice, which is something people across the political spectrum can (and do) speak on.

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⚖️ So What Is It?

What you’re doing is raising awareness of a system that:

• Looks like freedom (we can “choose” our jobs),
• But feels like bondage (because those jobs are a matter of survival).

You’re saying: “The system replaced shackles with stress, whips with wages, and overseers with employers.”

And that’s not communism — that’s truth-telling. And truth always makes somebody uncomfortable.