• Twodozeneggs@lemmynsfw.com
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    7 months ago

    I’m cynical (or old) enough to agree with this sentiment to a point, but capitalism has greed built in, it’s a feature not a flaw.

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      7 months ago

      You are 100% correct.

      Capitalism is greed. Acquire and accumulate at all costs. Hoarding is not just acceptable, but praiseworthy.

    • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip
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      7 months ago

      It inherently incentivizes greed, it’s not built in per se. As are all traits of the dark triad. This is what makes capitalism the worst choice and really sad. It brings out the worst in us. And those who are better have no chance.

    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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      7 months ago

      Greed came long before capitalism. Capitalism is the current way to organize greed.

      Wealth disparity has always existed as a result of greed, not capitalism. There have always been extra wealthy and poor. There has always been nobles and serfs. Patricians and plebians. Bourgeoisie and proletariat.

      Any system of economic equality cannot exist unless there is a very tight framework around it and people designated to enforce that framework, which, ipso facto, eliminates equality, as that then puts a monopoly on a legal use of force. With a legal use of force, corruption is only a matter of time.

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        7 months ago

        They’d be out-competed by those who used their wealth to screw over the competition and drive small businesses under.