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Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:17 am
by noggins
Nah. The choice is: democracy with a chance of vampiric subversion - or - dictatorship with ghouls in charge.
Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:27 am
by Herainestold
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.
Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:24 am
by plodder
Not really. In any discourse there will be tensions and compromise.
Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:59 am
by plodder
Facebook and Google in practice:
https://mobile.twitter.com/jason_kint/s ... 3907231744
“Don’t be evil”, lol
Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:33 pm
by Herainestold
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?
Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:27 pm
by plodder
I think there’s pretty well established economic theory around this stuff, IANAE
Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:59 pm
by Herainestold
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.
Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:35 am
by Aitch
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...
Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:55 pm
by plodder
like every other field of scholastic endeavour then
Re: Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:22 pm
by dyqik
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.