Poll of the Day > The older I get the less capitalism makes sense

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It makes zero sense

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I get this feeling like you're going to make me post the south park clip again within the first 20 posts.

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the government should give me money and buy me weed

these are my terms

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TheOkHornedRat posted...

I get this feeling like you're going to make me post the south park clip again within the first 20 posts.

the one where theyre like oh yeah we could have a guy that sells bread and like another guy that protects people!? shit cracks me up

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Thanks for the mind-shatteringly beautiful explanation.

Sometimes hunting for prey only makes sense to predators, just as capitalism makes sense to those with privilege above all others.

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Jen0125 posted...

It makes zero sense

well i mean you are super old

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Entity13 posted...

Sometimes hunting for prey only makes sense to predators, just as capitalism makes sense to those with privilege above all others.

jen has privilege though. tons of disposable income and she enjoys many of the more luxurious benefits of capitalism on a daily basis.

DirtBasedSoap posted...

the one where theyre like oh yeah we could have a guy that sells bread and like another guy that protects people!? shit cracks me up

it is more or less a mirror image of jens views. she claims not to have watched it despite quoting it verbatim numerous times.

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Billionaires lives matter!

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Jen0125 posted...

It makes zero sense

But it makes a lotta cents #dadjokes

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https://youtu.be/mGI5GjcEGZk

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From Wikipedia's list of economic systems, which do you prefer?

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Socialism
• Feudalism
• Distributism
• Statism
• Fascist socialization
• Hydraulic despotism
• Inclusive democracy
• Market economy
• Mercantilism
• Mutualism
• Network economy
• Non-property system
• Palace economy
• Participatory economy
• Potlatch
• Progressive utilization theory (PROUTist economy)
• Proprietism
• Social Credit
• Workers' self-management

I prefer a system where we play charades in trade for goods. No goods are exchanged until both parties make 3 correct answers.

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Capitalism is a step up from pretty much everything before it, sadly all forms of government get corrupted eventually

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Probably typed up from a smartphone or laptop/computer. We take all our fancy gadgets for granted while belittling the economic systems that allow for such innovations

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joemodda posted...

Probably typed up from a smartphone or laptop/computer. We take all our fancy gadgets for granted while belittling the economic systems that allow for such innovations

r/phonesarebad

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Mead posted...

the government should give me money and buy me weed

these are my terms

Yes!

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You have criticisms of society, yet you participate in society. Hmm. Curious.

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blu posted...

Hydraulic despotism

hello & welcome to chelsea's hydraulic despotism, ill be your despot for today. good boys and girls please line up for your water ration, and make sure to have your ration card and your effusive praise for me ready

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Because it's a flawed system.

joemodda posted...

Probably typed up from a smartphone or laptop/computer. We take all our fancy gadgets for granted while belittling the economic systems that allow for such innovations

you think capitalism is what makes innovation happen? lol kinda cringe

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Capitalism is the only form of government that makes sense.

we have a perverted form of it is the problem. Let the free market determine and it will always work better.

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Conner4REAL posted...

Let the free market determine and it will always work better.

A shared market is more effective and efficient.

If you have zero cents you aren't capitalisming

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Live in a very capitalist country with few regulations in order to make rich people richer

Treated like shit at work, work two people's jobs, work two jobs to pay rent
Manager says it's boss's fault
Boss says it's corporate's fault
Corporate says it's CEO's fault
CEO says it's board of director's fault
Board of directors says it's shareholder's fault
Shareholder wants big number go up and has zero accountability

We do this headless "no budget for empathy" approach until people get so fed up until they turn to fascism or socialism, so really it's just which one we want to choose.

In this regard, European countries that have largely kept their deregulation problem at bay will likely be the most stable Capitalist countries to exist, whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Think my view makes a lot more sense when you see young Americans with no future either going hard left or right because they hate their lives and want radical change. To think, if there was no or less corporate propaganda, people would naturally choose regulation, and Capitalism would be modestly functional.

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Conner4REAL posted...

Capitalism is the only form of government that makes sense.

dude there are forms of government that we havent even thought up yet

Capitalism is far from the end of the line

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Capitalism is not a form of government. It is an economic system. It definitely influences government policy, but it's a bit of a misnomer to call it a form of government.