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Capitalism is a continuously evolving system, as the shift from print to radio to television to the internet shows in a thoroughly obvious manner. Or you can l
by smitty1e 2y ago
Capitalism is a continuously evolving system, as the shift from print to radio to television to the internet shows in a thoroughly obvious manner.
Or you can look at the top X stocks on Wall Street and see how many exist in subsequent decades.
The constants here are human nature and the capitalist/socialist tension.
- immibis 2y agoThe same system with different people at the top isn't an evolution of the system, it's the same system with different people at the top. Like, if I take HTTP and then change the port number to 8080 (lower layer change), or use it to host interactive videos (higher layer change), it's not an evolution of HTTP, it's still just HTTP.
- smitty1e 2y agoThis was the point of having peaceful, scheduled revolutiona on a biennial basis. Worked until technology shrunk the world and WWI happened and the Administrative State began building a Progressive Tower of Babel under Woodrow. If you are interested in affecting substantive improvement, see https://conventionofstates.com/ https://conventionofstates.com/