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Capitalism is not the problem, the problem is that people continue to do business with companies that operate with disregard for the long term consequences of t
by satisfaction 6y ago
Capitalism is not the problem, the problem is that people continue to do business with companies that operate with disregard for the long term consequences of their business practices.
- losteric 6y agoIf humans are innately short-sighted and tribal/selfish creatures, any system of organization that assumes otherwise is problematic. That seems to be the case with capitalism. A society with a strong education system that perpetuates cultural values of long-term sustainability could get by with less explicit regulations, but I don't see us getting from here to there. And even if we got there, such a utopian capitalist society would be fragile and prone to corruption towards over-exploitation. Other systems are needed to maintain balance -taxes, political advertising regulations, labor laws, etc