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110% agree.
I could say "you know, I guess I can kinda see why people thought free market capitalism would work"
And someone will come out of the woodwork like "I can't believe you think billionaires profiting off exploitation is actually a good idea"
First of all, no? Lol I'm saying I understand why people might think it would work, but for some reason forget that we as a people are generally selfish. Human nature and corruption and all that, people in power hoard power.
So basically you're saying capitalism would work if human nature were completely different? Gee I wonder why people don't take your views seriously.
The irony is palpable.
What if corporations didn't count as people? If they didn't worship the almighty dollar and put profits over people? Could capitalism work?
No idea, probably not, but I'm not an economist. And humans are notoriously bad at screwing up basically every form of government.
Also, that wasn't my viewpoint, but you gotta admit that a lot of things in life would be better if human nature were completely (positively) different. Our lizard brains are wired for self preservation.
Wait, are you not being sarcastic...?
I feel like many people here are literally unreasonable. Any person with any faith at all is an idiot, all enlightened atheists are superior... FuckCars seems to be leaking and anyone who has to drive for their job is hated on... Linux is the only option, you should never, ever use Windows for anything... etc...
Like, not everything is black and white! The real world is shades of grey and often requires compromise. But the loudest voices here seem to be extremists that slap down any comment that isn't 100% what they believe in. It's exhausting...
I mean, to be fair, it is the internet.
a large portion of people on it are, in fact, idiots.
Thats the price we paid when the internet went from a nerd toy in the mid/late 90s, to essential utility in the aughts.
As a nerd who was on the internet in the 90s I can assure you that was no filter against idiots.
thats precisely why anarchism is so criticized as being naive.
there are actual proven methods for the people to organize and seize power from the burgeois and current aristocracy.
people just refuse to believe it and instead go for the ages-old red scare propaganda for their opinions about it, and they just feel impotent then.
yall will have to find out what leftism actually is, then be open to changing your minds in many respects.
I am happy we could build a community where there is little nuance on Capitalism. Being a long-term Redditor, A was used to nuance, and whataboutism.
I don't believe in extremisms, it's just nice to see.