Imagine that your household was regularly broken into by a sadist who systemically beat-up everyone in your home. He’d start by punching folks in the
  • intensely_human@lemm.ee
    1·
    2 hours ago

    We don’t have capitalism in healthcare. There are “profits” but because the system is not a free market they’re more “spoils” than “profit”. Profit comes when you sell something, and forcing an exchange is not a sale.

  • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
    109·
    20 hours ago

    Removing capitalism from everything isnt going to realistically happen any time soon. You’re better off turning it into something everyone can benefit from. Bad actors abuse the boundaries/loopholes everyday. What loopholes and boundary pushing can good actors take advantage of?

    • rockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.ee
      82·
      19 hours ago

      Capitalism, by definition, isn’t something everyone can benefit from. There always must be someone on the losing side.

    • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      17 hours ago

      Just because something can’t be achieved immediately doesn’t mean you shouldn’t set yourself up for future success.

      Sure, we can do our best to find quick success now to keep from being overwhelmed… but ignoring long-term goals means we’ll be struggling for as long as we do.