Capitalism works becuase we live in a transactional reality. Food could not grow on trees of the tree didn’t take capital (I.e. resources such as nutrients from the soil, light and heat from the sun) to grow that apple. If farmers did not account for the resources the tree needs the tree would simply die.
The issue with capitalism today is that we over apply it and forget to help people who truly need help, and thanks lobbying by sociopathic business owners, we have created a system where we much engage with learned sociopathy to survive and function. We look down at the homeless sick and needy and invent backstories to justify their suffering. They must be drug abuses, violent, lazy, etc cetra.
I would argue ability to provide a service is in it’s self an abstract form of capital.
Time, energy and willpower can also be viewed as a capital. There’s a reason business owners will pay people to be doing work they could easily do themselves. And I think it’s important that we as a society recognise that any time or energy spent transactionally should be properly compensated.
Of course we shouldn’t fall for the trap of trying to maximise and optimise every last ounce of capital in our lives, its important to learn to let go of our posessive human nature. But we should appreciate when we are giving and taking things to and from other people.
You were asked about what you’re going to replace capitalism with, to which you gave a snide non-answer, indicating that you, in fact, don’t have an answer.
So I take it then, that “end capitalism” is just a thought terminating clishe. It’s easy to avoid complex issues if you can just repeat a quick little slogan to get out of critical thinking
Whether you actually have ideas about what to replace capitalism with or not, right now, you make yourself seem like you actually don’t have a clue. You first say provocative things like ‘end capitalism’ to get a reaction, but when challenged, you refuse to explain your reasoning and instead come up with excuses for not having to do so. What’s the point of this?
With humanity.
That’s a vague platitude.
Capitalism works becuase we live in a transactional reality. Food could not grow on trees of the tree didn’t take capital (I.e. resources such as nutrients from the soil, light and heat from the sun) to grow that apple. If farmers did not account for the resources the tree needs the tree would simply die.
The issue with capitalism today is that we over apply it and forget to help people who truly need help, and thanks lobbying by sociopathic business owners, we have created a system where we much engage with learned sociopathy to survive and function. We look down at the homeless sick and needy and invent backstories to justify their suffering. They must be drug abuses, violent, lazy, etc cetra.
Capitalism has nothing to do with resources. I think insurance is a great example of that.
We sell nebulous ideas all the time.
If anything our economy is based off of services now.
I would argue ability to provide a service is in it’s self an abstract form of capital.
Time, energy and willpower can also be viewed as a capital. There’s a reason business owners will pay people to be doing work they could easily do themselves. And I think it’s important that we as a society recognise that any time or energy spent transactionally should be properly compensated.
Of course we shouldn’t fall for the trap of trying to maximise and optimise every last ounce of capital in our lives, its important to learn to let go of our posessive human nature. But we should appreciate when we are giving and taking things to and from other people.
I’ll stick with Capitalism, then…
That is not an answer. You’d have credibility if you said, “I’m actually not sure.”
So you really want to burn down the house first, and then you start looking for a place to stay at?
Oh come on… I never said this. It’s about changing economics.
You were asked about what you’re going to replace capitalism with, to which you gave a snide non-answer, indicating that you, in fact, don’t have an answer.
every answer wouldn’t please you, so I prefer to say nothing
So I take it then, that “end capitalism” is just a thought terminating clishe. It’s easy to avoid complex issues if you can just repeat a quick little slogan to get out of critical thinking
what? hahaha
Whether you actually have ideas about what to replace capitalism with or not, right now, you make yourself seem like you actually don’t have a clue. You first say provocative things like ‘end capitalism’ to get a reaction, but when challenged, you refuse to explain your reasoning and instead come up with excuses for not having to do so. What’s the point of this?
I don’t care.