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actually, id argue its much more grandiose than just monopolistic activity. If you want to continue doing capitalism, youll need to switch from physical proper

actually, id argue its much more grandiose than just monopolistic activity. If you want to continue doing capitalism, youll need to switch from physical property to imaginary property as the laws of thermodynamics simply do not permit for endless consumption of scarce physical resources. maximum consumption with minimum production expense has already eclipsed its zenith in the seventies. evermore impoverished consumers seeing longer hours and lower wages were made to establish credit as an extension of their purchasing power. this credit was made mandatory at all levels of capitalist society, including government. to permit even the idea of piracy would be to undercut capitalisms current waxing pivot to continued survival. its less a drive from the MPAA, and more a common understanding amongst leaders.

acomar 5y ago
I agree with you that it's an attempt to side-step the tendency of the rate of profit to fall but I'm not sure it's particularly well-understood by anyone involved. and even a cursory examination of the material basis for so-called imaginary property can't help but identify that such property only exists insofar as computers continue to make them accessible. this transition cannot prevent the death of this society to climate change.
- TrapLord_Rhodo 5y ago
  I would suggest reading the "soverign individual" and "capitalism without capital." It might change your views on some things.
nybble41 5y ago
> as the laws of thermodynamics simply do not permit for endless consumption of scarce physical resources 1) Ever-increasing consumption is not a prerequisite for capitalism, but rather a beneficial consequence of the increasingly efficient use of available resources which capitalism enables. 2) Economic growth is about increasing value, not physical materials. Value is a human concept, not a physical one, and can increase indefinitely unhampered by the laws of thermodynamics. 3) Copyright is anti-capitalist. It's a subsidy granted to one group at the expense of another in the form of a monopoly (or rather, many small monopolies) enforced through threat of violence. As a means of directing production toward "social" goals (encouraging the creation of "creative" works) instead of those chosen by the market it has its roots in socialism. Far from enabling further growth, it causes less efficient allocation of resources and in doing so impoverishes society.

acomar 5y ago

I agree with you that it's an attempt to side-step the tendency of the rate of profit to fall but I'm not sure it's particularly well-understood by anyone involved. and even a cursory examination of the material basis for so-called imaginary property can't help but identify that such property only exists insofar as computers continue to make them accessible. this transition cannot prevent the death of this society to climate change.

TrapLord_Rhodo 5y ago
I would suggest reading the "soverign individual" and "capitalism without capital." It might change your views on some things.

nybble41 5y ago

> as the laws of thermodynamics simply do not permit for endless consumption of scarce physical resources 1) Ever-increasing consumption is not a prerequisite for capitalism, but rather a beneficial consequence of the increasingly efficient use of available resources which capitalism enables. 2) Economic growth is about increasing value, not physical materials. Value is a human concept, not a physical one, and can increase indefinitely unhampered by the laws of thermodynamics. 3) Copyright is anti-capitalist. It's a subsidy granted to one group at the expense of another in the form of a monopoly (or rather, many small monopolies) enforced through threat of violence. As a means of directing production toward "social" goals (encouraging the creation of "creative" works) instead of those chosen by the market it has its roots in socialism. Far from enabling further growth, it causes less efficient allocation of resources and in doing so impoverishes society.