▲ 548 ▼ Look at me, (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 151 comments fedilink hide all child comments I’m the chimney sweep now!
[–] theKalash@feddit.ch 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sure would be nice, but such a system seems to be fundamentally incompatible with human nature and reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] porcariasagrada@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago as if human nature is set in stone but i love the reality argument, as if capitalism is somehow a realistic functioning system. for sure a dreamed up notion of capital is 100% real and not the machinations of generations of trial and error(still on going btw). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Seems to be? On what grounds? Do you think humans have a built-in mystical flaw that turns them evil if they share tools? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theKalash@feddit.ch 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Thinking that there could be a system that doesn't require regulations that have to be enforced is just very naive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Yes and no. Capitalism requires huge amounts of regulation to not destroy itself, and a system with considerably less regulation could exist if the Workers could represent themselves via ownership. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] porcariasagrada@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago as if human nature is set in stone but i love the reality argument, as if capitalism is somehow a realistic functioning system. for sure a dreamed up notion of capital is 100% real and not the machinations of generations of trial and error(still on going btw). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Seems to be? On what grounds? Do you think humans have a built-in mystical flaw that turns them evil if they share tools? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theKalash@feddit.ch 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Thinking that there could be a system that doesn't require regulations that have to be enforced is just very naive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Yes and no. Capitalism requires huge amounts of regulation to not destroy itself, and a system with considerably less regulation could exist if the Workers could represent themselves via ownership. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theKalash@feddit.ch 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Thinking that there could be a system that doesn't require regulations that have to be enforced is just very naive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Yes and no. Capitalism requires huge amounts of regulation to not destroy itself, and a system with considerably less regulation could exist if the Workers could represent themselves via ownership. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Yes and no. Capitalism requires huge amounts of regulation to not destroy itself, and a system with considerably less regulation could exist if the Workers could represent themselves via ownership. permalink fedilink source parent
