How can you preach the virtues of capitalism to people who don’t have any capital? It takes capital to be a capitalist. I totally understand why so many young people are saying “What the hell has global capitalism ever done for me?”

Oct 18, 2020 · 3:56 AM UTC

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Labor makes phones, not the mode of production. Labor theory of value is from Adam Smith, not Marx. Lmao
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It's primarily because they are right that a higher level of education for the majority of people is how they build wealth but the problem is the wealth has dried up but still largely better than just high school but not enough to pay debt thus needs to be free
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First off, capitalism isn't natural. We made it up. The concepts of private vs public property are mere hundreds of years old. Second, it's an appeal to nature, a logical fallacy. Third, capitalism rewards the owners of the means of production for owning the means of production,
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It is good to be a beta or omega, male or female. These evolutionary strategies exist because they survive and reproduce.
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You are referring to corporatism not capitalism, corporations that are an instrument of the government. You have the ability to start, grow, maintain and own your own business anytime you wish. Capitalism is simply markets where people trade goods and services at an agreed rate.
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Ah, the myth myth.
I'm curious why you're looking for a system in this. Isn't it the natural state of private production before any "system"?
Maybe it would help me understand your weird statement if you define a pre-capitalist society? Isn't it just a free-market capitalist society?
I disagree. Maybe that's when they named it. Capitalism is simply that trade and industry is controlled by private owners for profit, not the state. Which of course is the natural state of things before any "system". As the "original farmer" before anyone could regulate him
How is that a mistake to imagine? Will you define profit in a weird way now? I would add that people don't only trade for profit, but for increasing subjective value.