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Holly Crap. People that go around here don't question capitalism. They dream to sell their souls to the highest bidder. And than when water and food are so crap

• endtime 16y ago
  You're surprised that people on an entrepreneurship website are capitalists?
  • HelloBeautiful 16y ago
    Maybe he is surprised that young, smart, poor ppl are capitalists.
    • endtime 16y ago
      Well, that still doesn't make sense. Poor people can be capitalists. Capitalism is actually a legitimate philosophy, not just an excuse rich people use for exploiting the proles.
      • HelloBeautiful 16y ago
        >>Poor people can be capitalists. Black ppl can be racist, and many are. Capitalism without democratic control, combined with modern technology to silence any opposition (like the one employed by US in Iraq) can mean that smart, poor ppl cannot compete with not so smart, rich ppl.
  • usejoy 16y ago
    No i am surprised that people with intelligence and vision for technology, don't think outside the box when is needed. For me there is no panacea for society. Part of my life was in Socialism, another in Democracy / Corporatocracy and believe when i say that in two cases for normal hardworking and talented individual there is no hope. The solution is to take what's good from both of them, for example public healthcare (from communism) and free market (from capitalism). And make politicians responsible for every penny that they are willing to take against public interest. But what i know...
    • btipling 16y ago
      The public interest may not be in the public's interest. Inequality may not always be a bad thing. The focus shouldn't be on the gap between the haves and have nots, the focus should be on the dire situation of the poor without worrying about the lives of those better off.
      • rick888 16y ago
        What bothers me is that the only solution to bridge the "income inequality" is to take money from the rich and just give it to the poor. Beyond the mentally and physically unable (which is a very low percentage), poverty is a result of poor life choices. This is what freedom gives us: the ability to succeed or fall flat on our ass due to our own choices, which is why we will always have poverty in our current system.
        • usejoy 16y ago
          The only solution is to check back in history how Fortunes are made. It's not with "good for the people" mantra. Do you think that someone who have way to get wealthy at the expense of others will think twice? Do you think that Gadaffi children after few years will not create some STARTUP hedge fund? In my country the old privileged communistic superclass now runs my "Democratic" country with tones of stollen capital, with clean face and i assure you their kids have it all. From Bentleys to AstonMartins, from nonfunctional/real businesses to hidden high payed government jobs. It's all the same. All the time. The Game is old, the players are new.
        • jarek 16y ago
          > Beyond the mentally and physically unable (which is a very low percentage), poverty is a result of poor life choices. Oh, how I want to see you tell that to a 15 year old born in a ghetto.
          • rick888 16y ago
            "Oh, how I want to see you tell that to a 15 year old born in a ghetto." The truth hurts sometime. If we continue to ignore it, nothing will ever change.
• btipling 16y ago
  That this comment has a positive upvote count is depressing.