As the headline indicated, the jokes indeed wrote themselves as folks weighed in on the story.
“$10 “Eat the Rich” popsicles is the most U.S. Capitalism thing ever. Reminds me of that @AOC ‘Tax the Rich’ sweatshirt she was shilling for $58. The hypocrisy oozes,” observed one.
“You know capitalism has won forever when an enterprising small businessman is selling ludicrously overpriced popsicles so hipsters can literally eat the rich,” wrote another.
And finally, someone calling themselves “Georgina Rose” responded by using my new favorite term for faux anti-capitalists.
“In Washington Square Park here in nyc, there’s an ice cream truck selling $10 popsicles to ‘eat the rich.’ I’m going to go out on a limb here and say selling overpriced popsicles to end capitalism is peak champagne socialism larp.”
“Champagne socialism” – perfect. Make sure to use it next time you come in contact with an “Occupy Wall Street” type who is lecturing you on how awful, in his view, capitalism has been for America while enjoying his freedom of speech, continuously monitoring notifications on his iPhone, and occasionally looking down to make sure his Nike shoes are still perfectly tied.
