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The "whole premise of capitalism" is that the economy and its profits are privately controlled. Whether that leads to building "useful things" for a country or
by danso 8y ago
The "whole premise of capitalism" is that the economy and its profits are privately controlled. Whether that leads to building "useful things" for a country or the world is not a requirement.
- mdpopescu 8y agoThe only way to make a profit in a privately controller economy is to show people that your things / services are so useful that they are willing to give you money for them. As a concrete example, for the last few years I have been donating to several fanfiction authors through Patreon because I want to encourage them to write more.