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The practical alternative to communism is capitalism. But pure, unadulterated capitalism isn't what we want. Otherwise we end up with lead paint in children's
by bb88 1y ago
The practical alternative to communism is capitalism. But pure, unadulterated capitalism isn't what we want. Otherwise we end up with lead paint in children's toys and adulterated pet food that kills dogs.
The reason regulations exist, is because humans -- for whatever god damn reason -- are willing to throw their fellow humans under the bus for a quick profit.
What if a company could figure out how to profit from destroying the social fabric of the US, even if it wasn't a direct intention of it's original inception? Well now you're talking about all of social media in 2025.
- galaxyLogic 1y agoAs I see it corporations by themselves are not really bad at all. Monopoly is really bad. What is the worst is when the law and Supreme Court allows them to use unlimited amounts of money to effect the outcome of elections. Fascism that way lies.
- bb88 1y agoAntitrust is worse than monopolies. If all the petroleum companies in the US decided to collude to set prices, that's really bad. And with the current administration, it's just a bribe away from a pardon.