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> this is an obvious downside of modern capitalism; Value is defined as what brings in money, And in communism value is defined as what will get you promoted.
by kneebonian 4y ago
> this is an obvious downside of modern capitalism; Value is defined as what brings in money,
And in communism value is defined as what will get you promoted.
And in autocracy value is loyalty to the party line
And in Neo-Nazism value is what kills the most Jews
And so on and so forth, let's not pretend that people making short sighted decisions for personal gain is limited to a single economic system it may be more visible or exactrebated by one system or another but it isn't like Lusheynkinism was pushed because it helped the students of the USSR better feed their people.
- kimbernator 4y agoThe problem I'm trying to highlight is that the capitalism and focus on the short-term of business is leaking a bit too much into the operation of government. Instead of directing resources in a thoughtful way, it seems more like we're trying to check boxes for the lowest price and forget about the purpose of that funding.
- jacobr1 4y agoExcept with something like K12 education we don't actually allocate resources in a market/capitalist fashion. So is your argument that we have a "mindset" problem? One could suggest the opposite problem, we don't have enough markets in eduction and could do more with charters and vouchers, or programs like magnet schools.