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Pointing out terms that are distracting, meaningless, or useless may help with composition of meaningful and effective problem statements and solutions. For ex
by m0llusk 3y ago
Pointing out terms that are distracting, meaningless, or useless may help with composition of meaningful and effective problem statements and solutions.
For example, one of the major problems we are experiencing now is with what has come to be known as Financialization. This enables financiers to generate large income streams without accompanying increases in productivity. There is a body of knowledge about how this works that includes robust and proven regulatory measures for limiting and controlling Financialization.
In a society where we can vote, organize other voters, and even run for office the term "late stage capitalism" is intended to advance an passive agenda. Instead of taking responsibility for how our society functions or fails we can lie back and console ourselves that this was merely the way of things. We aren't having economic problems because we have failed to manage economic systems that we control, but because economies are naturally and inevitably drawn to failure. It is a way of giving up despite knowing the way out.
- Ensorceled 3y agoThat doesn't make sense, you think that "late stage capitalism" is distracting but Financialization is a useful term, why? And it's beside the point, if I didn't like the term Financialization, I couldn't just announce Financialization doesn't exist; it most certainly exists. At least I can't do that in good faith.