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Three capitalisms: yeoman, corporate, and supercapitalism
- eli_gottlieb 13y agoUm, no. Have you seen the people out in this world? Like, really measured how diligent, engaged, and effective most of them are? If you have, you’re not worried about competition. Yes, yes I have seen the people out in this world, and I've since decided that I don't really want to actually compete with people whose work-ethic consists of staying in the office from 10am-9pm and then spending the rest of the evening on hobby projects until 3am before doing the whole thing again, until the weekend comes, at which point the majority of one's hours are available for the hobby projects. I've seen that, and I've decided I want to be a human being, not (no offense intended to someone I half-admire) a specialized insect. I don't just code, I read, comment, cook, and exercise too. When I can, I take trips or go on normal social outings. All of these prevent me from having a really, truly competitive work-ethic. And I want to note that I know for a fact I'm a good deal more accomplished than people of comparable age and background to myself. I'm just not a superhero worker. Which also goes straight to the argument that "People are lazy". By the definition used by capitalism and capitalists, yes, people are naturally lazy. That is, we usually do not naturally enjoy totally consuming our capacity for drive and effort in the flaming bonfire of a single near-nonstop labor.