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It's not blaming capitalism. It's blaming purism. X at "its purest" is pretty awful, for all values of X. Shocking news flash: pretty much any system has unin
by cbsmith 5y ago
It's not blaming capitalism. It's blaming purism.
X at "its purest" is pretty awful, for all values of X.
Shocking news flash: pretty much any system has unintended consequences, distortions, etc. You invariably need checks and balances (which rob it of its "purity") in place to mitigate. When you get into the extra-legal space, where those checks and balances are most mitigated, you see some pretty terrible stuff.
- throw10920 5y ago> It's not blaming capitalism. It's blaming purism. I've never seen an article that blames "purist capitalism" on HN (maybe two that reference "lassie-faire capitalism"), and dozens that just blame "capitalism", no further elaboration given. The most straightforward explanation is that capitalism itself is being blamed, and I think that this explanation is supported by the recent (past 20 years?) increase in support for socialism/communism (both in the US and globally).
- qwerty2021 5y agoyou're seeing an increase of mentally ill and/or unhappy people with internet access.
- cbsmith 5y agoI guess it depends on how you read it. This article is pretty clearly critical of "capitalism in its purist form", and [checks notes] it was posted on HN. So your perception may be more of projection of your own POV than that of others.