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> capitalism has optimized for the most money possible flowing through the system. Right, and I don't think anybody on Earth considers "most money possible flo
by burkaman 4y ago
> capitalism has optimized for the most money possible flowing through the system.
Right, and I don't think anybody on Earth considers "most money possible flowing through the system" to be a synonym for "the best system". My loose definition for "optimal state" in this conversation is something like "as many people as possible are happy with the state of affairs". That is not always the best definition, but when talking about streaming services or taxi models I think it's a good one.
- Domenic_S 4y agoOk, but you didn’t say “best” system, you said optimal state. Optimal for who has to be answered. "as many people as possible are happy with the state of affairs" seems bad to me. Taking all your money and splitting it between me and my friends would make a larger number of people happy than you keeping it; the government dropping free money in everyone’s bank account would make most people happy; it doesn’t mean that’s the best thing to do in a societal sense