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Capitalism is perfect system. The thing is that there's no real capitalism anywhere in the world.
by threesixandnine 10y ago
Capitalism is perfect system. The thing is that there's no real capitalism anywhere in the world.
- rmchugh 10y agocommunists say the same thing, I don't think you can completely separate a theory and its implementations though.
- return0 10y ago... said every proponent of every $x-ism ever.
- dkopi 10y agoCapitalism is far from perfect. And treating capitalism as if it should be perfect is exactly what causes people to move away from it. Capitalism isn't perfect. it's just the best we have given the alternatives.
- beefield 10y agoYes. Perfect system for perfect people. Problem is not lacking perfect capitalism but lacking perfect people in the first place.
- paulojreis 10y agoMuch like communism, right?
- aethr 10y agoThere is no "perfect system" in the same way that there is no "perfect algorithm", unless you can define the goal. What is the best sorting algorithm? Is it the one that sorts a random list in the shortest time? Or the one that uses the least memory? Most likely we'll pick by balancing a few important metrics, which leaves us with "optimal". Far from perfect. If we're discussing Capitalism vs Socialism, instead of criticizing the opposition for ignorance (like every comment below the WashPo story), let's accept that different groups are optimizing for different goals. And there are so many competing objectives: efficient distribution of wealth, national economic growth, safety net for unlucky/disadvantaged, protecting shared resources (environment), etc etc etc.
- dkopi 10y agoSorting arrays is such a capitalist concept. All array elements should be treated equally. There, sorted in O(1).