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The problem is simpler than that: capitalism optimizes for resource allocation, while humans care about more than resources. Stuff is extremely important to our
by thinkloop 10y ago
The problem is simpler than that: capitalism optimizes for resource allocation, while humans care about more than resources. Stuff is extremely important to our happiness (without getting into that it's probably not) but there are other things we care about too that capitalism is not good at providing.
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoThe opportunity to not be obsessed with stuff is one benefit of the path we've taken. Perhaps you'd have to know Greatest/Silent generation people more to see the change.