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> capital spends quite a lot of time and money capturing and restraining the state. To be fair, under democracy, everyone must be doing this. That is your demo
by randomdata 2y ago
> capital spends quite a lot of time and money capturing and restraining the state.
To be fair, under democracy, everyone must be doing this. That is your democratic obligation. Most people just don't. And fair enough that they don't – I value prioritizing putting a roof over my head and having food to eat too!
Perhaps the takeaway here is, ultimately, that capitalism and democracy are incompatible?
- nathan_compton 2y agoI really don't know, frankly. I think to a degree one needs to have a good civil culture, but capital also works hard to influence culture for its own benefit. Maybe we just don't even have the social technology to square this circle yet.