this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2023
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Everyone knows there's only capitalism and evil communism. The cavemen were not enlightened to realize they should give all their hunting and gathering to their village leader while only being allowed scraps from their efforts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Nah tell people you want neither capitalism nor central planning and they'll scoff and say, "what then, bartering?" as if only three types of economies could ever exist

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You don't need capitalism to motivate innovation, as long as you still have warfare.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nice opinion bro. I like how you posted it on the internet developed at CERN. Possibly on a mobile device using tech developed by the military.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Both of your examples are publicly funded and operate outside of the market economy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I believe what we have here is the rare double-reverse-whoosh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that was sarcasm.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I guess I should have known from the "nice opinion bro". 🤷