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This type of economic philosophy is impossible. There will always be people who are more motivated and capable of consolidating power. That cannot be stopped.
by ap99 8mo ago
This type of economic philosophy is impossible.
There will always be people who are more motivated and capable of consolidating power. That cannot be stopped.
Capitalism and democracy (both with guardrails) are meant to harness and contain that energy such that it doesn't instantly destroy a society.
Religion goes in there somewhere too.
None of these systems of organization are perfect, and they don't seem ideal on the surface. When you see them in practice there are many flaws.
But they are feasible.
Your 'distributism' system doesn't pass the feasibility test.
- pu_pe 8mo agoThis already happens in Europe and China, today.
- jawns 8mo agoAre you not familiar with the many ways in which distributism is already practiced and has been practiced during the past two centuries? Every federal credit union in the U.S., every worker's cooperative or consumer cooperative -- including biggies like Mondragon in Spain and The Cooperative in U.K. -- is organized in the way that distributism advocates. There is nothing stopping us from electing lawmakers who recognize that society becomes healthier when the ownership of productive property is not concentrated, and who advocate for economic policies that promote more diffuse ownership.
- akramachamarei 8mo agoAt a surface level, an important difference between "distributism" and the supposed examples you provide is that those examples are each (correct me if I'm wrong) consensual, but it's not clear whether this "distributism" would be consensual. It smells like force would be required to keep people in line.
- consumer451 8mo agoI found this list years ago, do all of these companies qualify, or is there another requirement? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_employee-owned_companies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_employee-owned_compani...
- thrance 8mo agoCapitalism enables the boundless concentration of wealth and power in individuals. I reject the premise that seeking to become a billionaire is a natural behavior, instrinsic to the human experience. I won't pretend to know what should replace capitalism, but I am sure we can do better.
- plastic-enjoyer 8mo ago> This type of economic philosophy is impossible. Well, with that attitude, it will definitely remain impossible.