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> The TL;DR is that capitalism sucks, but it sucks less than the alternatives. This sentiment makes two mistakes. The first is that it implies capitalism is on
by kajecounterhack 8y ago
> The TL;DR is that capitalism sucks, but it sucks less than the alternatives.
This sentiment makes two mistakes. The first is that it implies capitalism is only a whole framework and can't be treated as a function to be applied piecewise in a larger system. The second is that "no alternatives are as good." This is like saying C++ is the best programming language; it certainly has its merits, but can totally be used in conjunction with other languages and programming language research doesn't just sit still; new compositions of ideas are constantly coming and we can learn from the mistakes of poorly designed systems to build better ones.
- Sohcahtoa82 8y agoTo be fair, it's a TL;DR. The debate is certainly far more intricate than that. In this overly-simplified context, "capitalism" is being treated in a bit of a binary nature, with "communism" (or perhaps traditional socialism, i.e., not Bernie Sander's brand of democratic socialism) being the alternative.