Adam Smith, the main architect of free market capitalism, said it “cannot exist outside an ethical context.” Whether capitalism, tech, govt or something else, everything will be dangerous until we replace the question “How much $ will it make?” with “Is it the right thing to do?”

Sep 15, 2020 · 6:59 PM UTC

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@marwilliamson This is what I was always waiting to hear from believers in capitalism. Can you provide me a reference to where I can find this quote/article from Smith? Thanks for being a voice of reason at a time when there's so few of them...
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You are intelligent, but your hotness distracts me.
It's a false choice. Making money is the right thing to do, in many cases.
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Architect is not an accurate term here
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That's one hell of a misread. Smith didn't Architect free market capitalism, he discussed it.
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Sounds about right
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I suppose it could exist for a little while outside an ethical context but would eventually become base and grotesque, a la The Fly.
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Also, how and why is a corporation considered to be an individual?
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