it's the season
it's the season
cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/post/321538
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Do you folks think that capitalism no matter its form will always eventually lead to neoliberal policy that will erode democracy?
This is a genuine question, I'm still trying to figure out where I land on everything.
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Yes. I'm sure there are many reasons why, but one I've been thinking about recently is the idea of ownership. When capital is the only idea of ownership, that's a problem. Labour is just as, or more important, and people doing the work should have a say in things. We still need capital (ie. things) but just because you own a building doesn't mean you should get to dictate everything that happens with a venture. Collective ownership of capital and labour seems a good system. I don't necessarily mean that the government owns things, but rather groups of people owning the buildings, machines, etc. More of a cooperative structure. Just something to prevent a single person owning everything, dictating to the workers, and using the resulting capital + labour to buy and own even more things... Leading to what we are all living through now.
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Capitalism isn't sustainable long term. It's amazing we've gotten this far, but if you look at the results on our environment and society, it's not a great path we're on.
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i'd like to see if this actually changes with other economic systems or whether it's a generic flaw in the human condition
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It ain’t gonna happen by waiting, I’ll tell you that much.
depends on how long you can wait