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A "command economy", or even "China", are still abstractions. Arguably, your points further prove mine.
by moosey 5y ago
A "command economy", or even "China", are still abstractions. Arguably, your points further prove mine.
- AussieWog93 5y agoReally? The whole point of a command economy is to have a central planning authority that oversees production of x tons of potatoes, y tons of steel and z T-34 tanks. They explicitly ignore abstract financial metrics like GDP and stock prices. They still ruined the environment. Unless you're arguing that the mere existence of abstract concepts somehow degrades the environment, I don't see how this proves your point.
- moosey 5y agoMy point is, what does it serve to build tanks? If the goal is to protect "our nation", then we are serving the abstractions. If you take a "command economy" and tell it to feed the people of the world, restore natural areas, shelter people... Then the abstractions serves real things.
- AussieWog93 5y agoIf you tried to build a society that invested $0 into the military, you would be pummeled into the ground by an external aggressor. Those tanks are serving the abstraction of survival.