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🧵 Pitchfork Threads: Wear your values. Spark conversation. Build a better world one shirt, one story, one community at a time.

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What if the strongest middle class in U.S. history was built on an economic model completely opposite of the one we use today?

That’s the story we’re breaking down in today’s reel — and why it matters right now.

For decades, Milton Friedman’s idea that “the only responsibility of business is to increase profits” reshaped how companies treat workers, communities, and even our housing markets. It fueled the financialization of everything — where speculation, stock buybacks, and squeezing labor became more important than building real value.

But it wasn’t always this way.

The post–WWII era, shaped by Keynesian economics, prioritized higher wages, strong public investment, and shared prosperity. Inequality fell to historic lows, CEO pay was reasonable, and workers’ wages climbed with productivity. That period — the Great Compression — built the most stable middle class America has ever seen.

We’ve tried both models.
One strengthened communities.
The other concentrated wealth and hollowed out the middle.

And at Pitchfork Threads, we know where we stand.

✨ Our Values:
• People > Profits
• Community over speculation
• Fairness, dignity, and shared prosperity
• Using business to help, not extract

✨ How We Live It:
We give 50% of all profits to charities working to end hunger, build community, and fight greed.
Because businesses should serve society — not the other way around.

If you believe it’s time to rethink the economy… we’re with you.
If you want to wear those values proudly, check out our Wealth ≠ Worth shirt — a message our country needs more than ever.

❤️ If this resonated, please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, and visit our site to support a better way forward.
Let’s build a community that stands for something real.

#fightgreed #makeadifference #wearyourvalues #economics #greed #givebacktothecommunity #peopleoverprofit by @pitchforkthreads

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How would “First They Came” by Martin Niemoller sound today? And for those who have stayed silent so far, when will you speak up?

#makeadifference #speakup #pitchforkthreads by @pitchforkthreads

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The economy they measure isn’t the one you live in.
Real metrics that actually matter:

Median income — what the middle actually earns
Wage vs. productivity — are workers sharing in the growth?
Housing affordability — can a job pay for a home?
Healthcare cost burden — are people skipping care to survive?
Food insecurity — are people eating?
Economic mobility — can your kids do better than you?

If we don’t measure what matters, we can’t manage and build for it.

#realeconomy #BeyondGDP #FightGreed #PitchforkThreads #middleclass by @pitchforkthreads

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The economy is disconnected. Here’s why the “booming” economy doesn’t feel that way to most people. by @pitchforkthreads

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What we forget in capitalism. People talk of Adam Smith’s invisible hand and acting in their own self interest, but forget his idea of the impartial spectator, or conscience, that’s supposed to guide our actions with morality. by @pitchforkthreads

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In the media’s talk of vices, they often leave out the hoarding of wealth, opulence, and greed. by @pitchforkthreads

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Integrity matters in society, and we need to work for more of it from our leaders. by @pitchforkthreads

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Do ethics matter? Some thoughts on this moment that I’d love input on. by @pitchforkthreads

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The “free market” isn’t free and the invisible hand is created by your actions. If we want to see better business in our communities, we must support the businesses that support those values. by @pitchforkthreads

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The bandwagon fallacy, and how we help keep our “truths” from becoming a popularity contest. by @pitchforkthreads

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Where does this all end…. Please keep the protests up. Be peaceful and protect each other and help protect our communities. We can’t turn to violence though. The darkness wins if the light recedes. by @pitchforkthreads

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