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Why is there always this knee-jerk instinct to disclaim any critique of unfettered capital? As a dude that makes this disclaimer when trying to make a more sub
by forgottenpass 13y ago
Why is there always this knee-jerk instinct to disclaim any critique of unfettered capital?
As a dude that makes this disclaimer when trying to make a more subtle point, it acts as a sort of a preemptive dismissal to the just-as-kneejerk "SOCIALIST!" or "ENTITLEMENT!" critiques. A way to separate critiques of a business model itself from some saying "in this one context, this business model has some ramification that aren't so hot" is useful.
- eli_gottlieb 13y agoExcept that a nasty ramification is itself evidence in favor of a broad critique of the business model. And what's wrong with socialists?
- forgottenpass 13y agoExcept that a nasty ramification is itself evidence in favor of a broad critique of the business model. I guess, but it doesn't necessarily mean that. You can probably extrapolate any small point into a larger one if you want, but it'd be disingenuous to paint any "this thing isn't perfect" point as broad critique. And what's wrong with socialists? I didn't say there was. It's not uncommon for people to loudly dismiss things that even hint at questioning their world view with eye-roll-educing cries of socialism. If we're not actually discussing socialism, this can be a time wasting distracting and it's often worthwhile to nip that tangent in the bud.