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Eh, such a teenage level criticism of capitalism. You write like e.g. SQL or nosql hater, lacking the deeper understanding, and trying to write off the whole th

Eh, such a teenage level criticism of capitalism. You write like e.g. SQL or nosql hater, lacking the deeper understanding, and trying to write off the whole thing upfront and narrow your definition of big thing to a particular implementation you had dealt with. Capitalism is very much like a programming tool/technology/pattern one can employ. It has pros and cons, isn't perfect, but can be "implemented" well or poorly. We probably both agree that the implementation around us sucks big time. But it doesn't have to be that bad, and also needs to be compared with actual real alternatives.

Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
> and trying to write off the whole thing upfront Looking back, it does sound like that, doesn't it? But I'm not strictly anti-capitalist. I think capitalism is a necessity to reward innovation. > We probably both agree that the implementation around us sucks big time. But it doesn't have to be that bad, and also needs to be compared with actual real alternatives. I'm not sure there's anything that can be done to prevent the shortermism, but I don't even think that's capitalism's greatest problem, which I think is growing wealth inequality. The poor get poorer while the rich get richer, while so many poor vote against their own interests because they think they're just a temporarily embarrassed millionaire. I'm not even sure subsidies are the answer. If you give everybody $1,000/month to help them pay the rent, the landlords will just raise rents by $1,000. But if government owns the housing, then it'll be underfunded, not to save money, but as a tactic to show the project is failing and as a reason to get rid of it and reduce government spending. But before that even happens, the construction of the project will be given to whichever contractor promises the greatest kickback to the campaigns of the politicians making the choice. Maybe I'm just horrendously jaded.

Sohcahtoa82 3y ago

> and trying to write off the whole thing upfront Looking back, it does sound like that, doesn't it? But I'm not strictly anti-capitalist. I think capitalism is a necessity to reward innovation. > We probably both agree that the implementation around us sucks big time. But it doesn't have to be that bad, and also needs to be compared with actual real alternatives. I'm not sure there's anything that can be done to prevent the shortermism, but I don't even think that's capitalism's greatest problem, which I think is growing wealth inequality. The poor get poorer while the rich get richer, while so many poor vote against their own interests because they think they're just a temporarily embarrassed millionaire. I'm not even sure subsidies are the answer. If you give everybody $1,000/month to help them pay the rent, the landlords will just raise rents by $1,000. But if government owns the housing, then it'll be underfunded, not to save money, but as a tactic to show the project is failing and as a reason to get rid of it and reduce government spending. But before that even happens, the construction of the project will be given to whichever contractor promises the greatest kickback to the campaigns of the politicians making the choice. Maybe I'm just horrendously jaded.