• Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works
    63·
    5 months ago

    I would say it is not just capitalism as it happens in other non capitalist societies too. It is corrupt governments/economic systems that who favour big money over protecting and fostering a healthy society. To their own detriment eventually.

    • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee
      22·
      5 months ago

      you just described capitalism though.

      literally, at its core, the idea that ownership is what provides value-not labor or the soil or whatever.

      literally veneration of big money over everything else.

        • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee
          01·
          5 months ago

          you talk a lot about the conditions of a system that takes a staggering amount of maintenance as if they’re a natural unavoidable absolute of humanity.

          then use that to imply that any of what’s currently going on addresses any of these problems in a way anyone who isn’t high (and apparently some of us who are) would ever accept.

          its not convincing.

      • Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works
        21·
        5 months ago

        That is where I think a lot of people get it wrong…I am describing centralization and it takes many forms across many political and economic systems.

          • Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            5 months ago

            You said I just described capitalism and I agree, but really am describing centralization of which capitalism is just only one of many centralized systems that lead to poor outcomes for society if not managed carefully. I see a lot of people blaming capitalism and point to other centralized systems as the solution when they are really just more of the same. People are greedy.