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> it is human nature to chase fortune where you can alright, it's Friday - I'll bite. Really? Human nature to chase fortune?

• avelis 3y ago
  It's capitalistic (greed) to chase fortune IMO.
  • hcks 3y ago
    I love being poor and not able to own a home
  • fallingknife 3y ago
    What is with this trend of calling things that happen in every human society ever "capitalist"?
    • HideousKojima 3y ago
      Greed, self-interest, and selfishness were invented by Adam Smith, duh. In actuality I've seen internet communists regularly call clearcut examples of feudalism, mercantilism, and several other economic systems "capitalist." It often feels like they're not aware of any possible economic systems outside of capitalism and communism.
    • pixelpoet 3y ago
      Just keep a little translation book in your head for modern speak; for example at this point "toxic" simply means "something I don't like", "literally" means figuratively, etc.
    • marcusverus 3y ago
      It’s a leftist shibboleth.
• robbyking 3y ago
  The US economy has proven this pretty decisively. There's a reason we don't have single payer healthcare, or mandatory living wage, Super PAC contribution limits, or an ability to close tax loopholes for the rich.
  • dbingham 3y ago
    The US economy is also unique in these features among similarly wealthy economies.