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I agree it is a spectrum and that we may have different perceptions of each other's positions on the spectrum. That can alter how we describe them. "Late stag

I agree it is a spectrum and that we may have different perceptions of each other's positions on the spectrum. That can alter how we describe them. "Late stage capitalism", to me, implies that someone feels that capitalism is about to, or should, collapse. Plus, he mentioned "buying into the dollar". I really don't know how you're supposed to avoid that. If you're born into some country, you use their money. Even "buying into bitcoin" benefits early adopters more than the later ones. There really is no escaping "working your way up". Even being born to a wealthy family doesn't guarantee happiness or success. If you interpret "late stage capitalism" and the other comments differently, I'm happy to hear your perspective. Perhaps I have the wrong idea. I still consider France to operate in a capitalist nature along with most of the rest of the world, it just has more elements of socialism baked in. I absolutely don't think of France as communist, lol, but I'm sure some Americans do. Perhaps capitalism is a bad word in France. I don't know. It's simply a matter-of-fact, to me, that many humans require a monetary incentive to do the kinds of work we do today, and that this is best achieved by having voting rights and the freedom to profit from new businesses.

Nomentatus 9y ago
"Late stage capitalism" is a technical term with a specific meaning. It's from Marxism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_capitalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_capitalism
- studentrob 9y ago
  I think my issue with it, as that wiki article states, is that it's prophetic. Nobody knows how long this state will last, so, applying a time metric makes it unscientific.
  - Nomentatus 9y ago
    Yup, Marx is unscientific. Always was.
loup-vaillant 9y ago
> "Late stage capitalism", to me, implies that someone feels that capitalism is about to, or should, collapse. Not necessarily. Cyberpunk (and there is evidence we are walking down that path), would be a pretty stable form of "late stage capitalism". Not one I'd want, though.

Nomentatus 9y ago

"Late stage capitalism" is a technical term with a specific meaning. It's from Marxism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_capitalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_capitalism

studentrob 9y ago
I think my issue with it, as that wiki article states, is that it's prophetic. Nobody knows how long this state will last, so, applying a time metric makes it unscientific.
- Nomentatus 9y ago
  Yup, Marx is unscientific. Always was.

loup-vaillant 9y ago

> "Late stage capitalism", to me, implies that someone feels that capitalism is about to, or should, collapse. Not necessarily. Cyberpunk (and there is evidence we are walking down that path), would be a pretty stable form of "late stage capitalism". Not one I'd want, though.