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Markets are anti-human. Any economic system not designed for the well-being of human beings is anti-human. "Living standards" is a concept the owning class uses
by Refreeze5224 9mo ago
Markets are anti-human. Any economic system not designed for the well-being of human beings is anti-human. "Living standards" is a concept the owning class uses to justify their obscene wealth and promulgation of a system solely focused on profit.
- 4er_transform 8mo agoWhat is well-being to you? You’re right: all things should serve humanity, including markets. Rent-seeking behavior of any kind, including unions, including business engaged in rent-seeking, are anti-human. Well-being needs to be properly understood though. Well-being is the state of being most sustainably and perfectly aligned with forwarding humanity. That means valuable work that contributes to the progression of humanity, the circumstances that make reproduction viable and abundant, the resources to support cultivating oneself and others to your and their maximum potential serving humanity. It doesn’t mean the ability to spend your days on the couch, or sitting on the beach, or devoting all your time to a hobby that does nothing to serve humanity.