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> trade labor, goods and services voluntarily small nitpick, but trading != capitalism capitalism is using capital (money, materials, and employees/work) as i
by andrekandre 1y ago
> trade labor, goods and services voluntarily
small nitpick, but trading != capitalism
capitalism is using capital (money, materials, and employees/work) as inputs to produce finished products with the goal of re-investing those profits into said production or into other markets
simply trading or rendering services can be done without the need for constant growth/profits or investment as capital over time (e.g coops, traditional businesses etc)
- throwaway290 1y agoThat's not the definition of capitalism I see in my dictionary.
- CamperBob2 1y agoIt's just a case of the Redditification of HN. "Anything I don't like is capitalism. Either that, or the CIA is to blame. ... Wait, why not both?"