system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
What is the general Marxist view on charity in the modern sense, and more specifically, charity based organizations?
gpt
In general, if the means of production aren't changing hands then nothing is *really* changing and this is why charities aren't effective enough for the Marxist: they don't cause lasting change that empowers the beneficiaries, they don't allow for an escape from poverty.