this is a real thing people have said to me when I brought up that capitalism is evil

  • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    if they were not in a hurry to get to work, but mean they don’t care in which type of economy they work: in other types, like communism or socialism, they theoretically would have to work much less. having to work is not boolean. having to work less, because there’s less lost in competition or to greed is likely something they can get behind.

    in practice, in past tries, communism/socialism was susceptible to corruption, but in capitalism, this level of corruption is like part of the system. other systems suffer from greed, while for capitalism it’s extra fuel that makes it go out of control.