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“Unfortunately, capitalism is more abstract and therefore harder to understand, and since people on average aren’t that bright, socialism is almost impossible to weed out.”
Okay, I know I said I was leaving, but really. (Trollfeeding, I know)
This is gibbering idiocy. If you’re going to define capitalism as just the things that you think work, and say that any collapses are the fault of ‘not capitalism’ then of course capitalism is great. And I would say that giant economic busts are less like a smudge on your silver and more like a turd in your soup. Which, yes, I would complain about.
Capitalism is one of many many systems that people have used over time to facilitate the exchange of goods. As a concept, it has many advantages and many disadvantages. It is complex in that there are (nearly?) zero complete free-market totally-efficient what-have-you versions of it in practice, and so you can’t really say whether it’s god’s gift to exchanging goods or not.
Nearly every government out there uses a wide mix of various ideas. Many of the things that make life less squalid and horrible fly in the face of capitalism.
“Socialism … ignores the complex consequences that flow from that of course, but why think about difficult and abstract things if you can get yourself elected by promising to steal from the rich and give to the poor?”
Yes, why indeed, when you can get elected by promising to punish the undeserving ‘other’ poor people and make all the deserving people (that’s you, oh voter) rich?
bfarwell- I never use photoshop for type. I have horrible rsults so I always use vectors. Unless you can tell me what I’m doing wrong. I love fonts and typefaces (I know there difference 🙂 I must have about 800 on my computer (Not all loaded btw).
“Unfortunately, capitalism is more abstract and therefore harder to understand, and since people on average aren’t that bright, socialism is almost impossible to weed out.”
Okay, I know I said I was leaving, but really. (Trollfeeding, I know)
This is gibbering idiocy. If you’re going to define capitalism as just the things that you think work, and say that any collapses are the fault of ‘not capitalism’ then of course capitalism is great. And I would say that giant economic busts are less like a smudge on your silver and more like a turd in your soup. Which, yes, I would complain about.
Capitalism is one of many many systems that people have used over time to facilitate the exchange of goods. As a concept, it has many advantages and many disadvantages. It is complex in that there are (nearly?) zero complete free-market totally-efficient what-have-you versions of it in practice, and so you can’t really say whether it’s god’s gift to exchanging goods or not.
Nearly every government out there uses a wide mix of various ideas. Many of the things that make life less squalid and horrible fly in the face of capitalism.
“Socialism … ignores the complex consequences that flow from that of course, but why think about difficult and abstract things if you can get yourself elected by promising to steal from the rich and give to the poor?”
Yes, why indeed, when you can get elected by promising to punish the undeserving ‘other’ poor people and make all the deserving people (that’s you, oh voter) rich?
Like I said, gibbering.
Random great 80’s tune
Der Kommissar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guvo7gUdUnE
Second time this month that this song was posted. i posted it for some new Bushwick restaurant named Kommisar.
Well said, lechacal.
Well said lechacal.
“cobble, bake ’em!!!”
I would but I have a wicked sinus headache today, on top of a lot of stress this week. Poke me with a fork, I’m done. I just want to sleep today.
“Hey, if you can live with working for them, knock yourself out. And I have no desire to move to Argentina, though both Canada and France seem nice”
What gave you the impression I work FOR them?
Canada sounds good,
France; eh, too many French.
“”Well, in the end they usually do end up with more toys.”
Sex toys? Raunch Hour?”
Baby rattles
bfarwell- I never use photoshop for type. I have horrible rsults so I always use vectors. Unless you can tell me what I’m doing wrong. I love fonts and typefaces (I know there difference 🙂 I must have about 800 on my computer (Not all loaded btw).
“Well, in the end they usually do end up with more toys.”
Sex toys? Raunch Hour?
bfarwell, There isn’t much else, aside from sex, that DIBS wants in this life besides money.