Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?

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Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?

Post by noggins » Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:17 am

Nah. The choice is: democracy with a chance of vampiric subversion - or - dictatorship with ghouls in charge.

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Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?

Post by Herainestold » Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:27 am

noggins wrote:
Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:17 am
Nah. The choice is: democracy with a chance of vampiric subversion - or - dictatorship with ghouls in charge.
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Post by plodder » Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:24 am

Not really. In any discourse there will be tensions and compromise.

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Post by plodder » Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:59 am

Facebook and Google in practice:

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“Don’t be evil”, lol

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Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?

Post by Herainestold » Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:33 pm

plodder wrote:
Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:37 pm
break up monopolies like big banks, the big four accounting firms, google, facebook, youtube etc. There’s a well understood tipping point between business being helpful and problematic and it’s when they can use their size to stifle innovative rivals.
Yes, but do we know exactly where the tipping point lies? Is it X % of the market or what?
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Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?

Post by plodder » Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:27 pm

I think there’s pretty well established economic theory around this stuff, IANAE

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Post by Herainestold » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:59 pm

plodder wrote:
Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:27 pm
I think there’s pretty well established economic theory around this stuff, IANAE
Yes, I concur. Just curious about where to draw the line.
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Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?

Post by Aitch » Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:35 am

Herainestold wrote:
Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:59 pm
plodder wrote:
Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:27 pm
I think there’s pretty well established economic theory around this stuff, IANAE
Yes, I concur. Just curious about where to draw the line.
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Post by plodder » Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:55 pm

like every other field of scholastic endeavour then

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Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?

Post by dyqik » Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:22 pm

Aitch wrote:
Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:35 am
Herainestold wrote:
Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:59 pm
plodder wrote:
Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:27 pm
I think there’s pretty well established economic theory around this stuff, IANAE
Yes, I concur. Just curious about where to draw the line.
In the sand. That way it gets washed away regularly and you can re-draw it somewhere nearer to your current preference... ;)
...based on evidence.

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