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But—we clearly can't accomplish basic things. That's my point
by throwaway27448 7mo ago
But—we clearly can't accomplish basic things. That's my point
- salawat 7mo agoAnd the reason why is those things must be profitable, and once you accept everything must be profitable, there is no ceiling to exploitation. Whereas with big things like Apollo, we didn't do it because it would make money. We did it because we decided it was the right thing to do. Stop being a capitalist hellhole, and maybe try being a country that happens to operate under bounded capitalism, and just maybe, maybe, you can see some of that progress. But what am I saying, cmon, that'll never happen.
- lclc 7mo agoThe US in the 1960s was more capitalist than it is now (by governement size, spending, taxation, regulation and economic freeodm, too-big-to-fail, etc.). There has to be profit first to be able to fund big things like Apollo. Profit is good.
- bdamm 7mo agoNo country has eliminated homelessness. But only one country landed a man on the moon. What is progress exactly?