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That terrible analogy does not produce a useful mental model on any level. You probably need to read Das Kapital.
by jdub 5mo ago
That terrible analogy does not produce a useful mental model on any level. You probably need to read Das Kapital.
- zeroCalories 5mo agoMaybe you need to watch more Clavicular streams
- rmunn 5mo agoLet's end this conversation right here before it descends any further into ideological battle. And in the interests of peace, I shall hold my tongue about what I think about Marx, or of you for recommending him in a positive light.
- benj111 5mo agoThe text was given as an example of what socialist believe. If I said Nazis don't believe X, and held up Mein Kampf as an example, would I be implicitly endorsing it and a positive thing?
- jdub 5mo agoHa, if you think Marx is objectionable then you really need to read Das Kapital.
- rmunn 5mo agoAh, something I can respond to without engaging in ideological battle. Instead, let's look at history. I think Marx is objectionable because he was, objectively, an awful person. I mean, just to take one single example, look at what he wrote about Ferdinand Lassalle in this letter to Engels: https://marxists.architexturez.net/archive/marx/works/1862/letters/62_07_30a.htm https://marxists.architexturez.net/archive/marx/works/1862/l... ... Yes. That's literally what Marx wrote. The first two paragraphs are particularly revealing on the question of whether Marx was, or was not, motivated by envy.
- jdub 5mo agoSeriously, you'd do better to engage with ideology and philosophy rather than the personal letters of flawed human beings.
- pickleRick243 5mo ago"Opponents of obscene wealth/income inequality are typically not motivated by envy – that is your own projection." That's literally what you wrote to start the thread.