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Capitalism as a social framework that “looks” like what we know wasn’t a thing until the mid-1800s 150+ years of “guidance” by experts, stewards of industry, a
by iel99 8y ago
Capitalism as a social framework that “looks” like what we know wasn’t a thing until the mid-1800s
150+ years of “guidance” by experts, stewards of industry, and government making claims of operating roughly along that framework
And this is where we are
Humans are the problem with every social system they have built. Humans bring it down because humans get sick of propping up the dead past
These silly abstractions rely on getting everyone on board and the ones that aren’t are treated as heretics
Capitalism has never been about a free flow of capital and information
It has since its beginning been inherently about benefiting the owners who, due to HUMAN nature, not government which is used as a straw man, an abstraction away from reality (humans are doing this, not “government”)
Our economics, including capitalism are, like Trump, a byproduct of the broader cultural feelings. The words and attitudes flow; might and power bring gains. I will fight to protect them. Capitalism
You can wave the math around and I’ll say ok yes they followed the rules of math. But it’s applied to the wrong context
Humans are corruptable, emotional first animals. Capitalism manipulates that reality to favor conversation and action in support of owners
It’s inherently intended as a framework to control conversation; protect my stuff and way of life
It’s another religion. Belief and support of it are rewarded. Anything else and you starve
In the land of the free. Ha
- sunshinelackof 8y ago> Humans are the problem with every social system they have built No one will ever be able to look at our network of interactions and create a perfect pattern with a social ideology. But we need a social system so that we can attach to it rules that fulfill our needs like self-preservation or even just hunger and companionship. We could do better for ourselves if we fit the social system to fit these needs and not the other way around.