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> Capitalism also drives greed, destruction and human misery Interesting you say this, because (by a huge margin) the worst instances of all these things took
by wyager 10y ago
> Capitalism also drives greed, destruction and human misery
Interesting you say this, because (by a huge margin) the worst instances of all these things took place under non-capitalist governments. Here's a good rundown wrt destruction and human misery: http://necrometrics.com/20c5m.htm http://necrometrics.com/20c5m.htm
The most incredibly flourishing of human potential has, around and since the renaissance, occurred in market environments. It looks like greed and destruction and misery are probably going to happen no matter what (at least, no one has figured out to prevent them yet), but they seem to actually be minimized in market societies.