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Best System Possible

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cm0002 @lemmy.world

2w ago

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People in this thread: BUT WHAT ABOUT LIFE EXPECTANCY?!?!
Bro you really want to argue life expectancy in favour of the ideology that argues whether curing a patient is makes business sense?
Your long life expectancy is thanks to science, which has existed for a far greater percentage of human history. To argue it's because of capitalism is dumb as hell.
Also life expectancy took a nosedive when the Soviet Union fell. Wonder why.
- context for those unfamiliar with the reference https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/goldman-asks-is-curing-patients-a-sustainable-business-model.html
For the people who are dunking on this by saying that historically things have been fucked up:
I think the point of the tweet is that systemic development doesn't stop at capitalism.
I'm pretty sure lots of educated people during the feudal era were saying that it was the best system available and at least they were dying less often than the Romans.
You're right. At least under feudalism we had job security. We should return to tradition /j
- yeah, it's really too bad that these are the only options
- Capitalism replaced feudalism, and socialism is replacing capitalism.
  
  I mean, tbf Feudalism and Capitalism isn't all that different from one another. The only difference is that Feudalism has the hierarchy embedded into government via the monarchy whilst Capitalism's hierarchy is enforced by corporations controlled by a different select few people.
  Whether Socialism actually does replace Capitalism we have yet to see, I'd definitely prefer it over Capitalism.
- The rise in life expectancy has fuck all to do with capitalism given that life expectancy in both Cuba and China is higher than the US right now. Meanwhile, slavery continues to be the backbone of western economies.
- OP is advocating for socialism, not for a regression to feudalism.
- OP doesn't say that an older system was better - especially not some super-specific one. Just that it's NOT the only possible system and likely not the best there can be.
  So I'm not sure who exactly you're arguing with.
- first-class example of whataboutism, favourite of useful idiots worlwide!
- "...including being crucified, eaten by lions in a public show, and being sewn alive inside a bag with various animals and thrown in the river to drown."
  We've barely evolved at all. I just heard the President of the US relishing the idea of escapees from his concentration camp being eaten by alligators.
- I fail to see what any of this has to do with an economic system. These are scientific or legal topics.
  And indeed, slavery is present under unchecked capitalism as well.

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