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Kumbaya is never a motivator. Now, self-interest, on the other hand...

• estimator7292 8mo ago
  Spot the American. Capitalism is not the only way of life, and FYGM is a mental illness outside of the US
  • dingnuts 8mo ago
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  • insanewow 8mo ago
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  • warkdarrior 8mo ago
    What is you preferred socioeconomic system? Any countries successfully implementing it so we can copy them?
    • nine_k 8mo ago
      Capitalism does not imply FYGM, nor does it benefit from it.
    • soco 8mo ago
      Lmgtfy: Switzerland, Norway...
      • slopinthebag 8mo ago
        So, capitalism?
        • Nition 8mo ago
          This comment thread fully equating culture with economic system is probably part of the problem.
          • soco 8mo ago
            I don't think you can separate culture from economic system, they influence each other all the time - it's the same people.
  • bccdee 8mo ago
    Capitalism is not the only way of life (and fwiw, I'm not a fan)—but it is the primary way of life for nearly the entire world. Sweden, Norway, Brazil, France, Egypt, Iraq, and India are capitalist. Even China is effectively capitalist, although they like to call themselves "socialist with Chinese characteristics."
  • tomhow 8mo ago
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• txrx0000 8mo ago
  Kumbaya is also a form of self-interest. We're still very much self-interested, it's just that we can see a tiny bit further into the future and realize that we need to better our surroundings in order to live the life we want.
  • squeefers 8mo ago
    > it's just that we can see a tiny bit further into the future and realize that we need to better our surroundings in order to live the life we want. except we cant agree exactly HOW the new utopia should be and we end up splintering into two groups at loggerheads, fighting each other and back to square one, talking about how if we just followed someone else idea of a utopia we would have to fight all the time. dream on
• easyThrowaway 8mo ago
  ...just like the divine right of kings!