Hi all,

I’m seeing a lot of hate for capitalism here, and I’m wondering why that is and what the rationale behind it is. I’m pretty pro-capitalism myself, so I want to see the logic on the other side of the fence.

If this isn’t the right forum for a political/economic discussion-- I’m happy to take this somewhere else.

Cheers!

  • vegai@suppo.fiEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    I don’t know. I get way more done and thus better money working for somebody who knows how to deal with all the bullshit like legal issues, marketing and sales.

      • prole@beehaw.orgEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        The idea that workers, the people who are actually making a product, should have (at the very least) a stake in owning the means of that production, should be self-evident. There is an entire class of people, who have all the power and money, that are essentially unnecessary middle men that add nothing of value to society.

        And somehow, they’ve convinced most of the world that we should be grateful for it.

      • vegai@suppo.fiEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        If anything anti-capitalist rhetoric is rooted in making sure all specialized roles get paid well instead of just the ones at the top.

        However, as far as I know, every communist experiment has replicated a class system based on the prestige of one’s occupation. A cleaner wasn’t quite the same person as a high-ranking member of the communist party in Soviet Union, for instance.

        I’m very interested in learning about theories how to circumvent such structures and systems from happening. It seems to me like it cannot be done with our current species, and communist theory definitely wasn’t enough to counter that (apparently) natural process.

          • vegai@suppo.fiEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I mean… you made lots of good points and then you end with this:

            lol

            Don’t do that. It invalidates your message.

    • verdigris@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      Division of labor and delegation can be good things. The problem is tying that to incentive structures and tying those incentive structures to the most basic necessities of human life.