Message from @Nathan James 123
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So we need to radically change the way our people work / think?
We need a system that encourages people to set up businesses and creates a culture of entrepreneurship while also making it more difficult for big businesses to dominate entire industries
We also need a culture that promotes the family and community
That too
> We need a system that encourages people to set up businesses
Like those tax breaks?
Why haven't they worked then?
Because we are all very atomised at the moment and not getting a whole lot done to fix our communities and help the vulnerable.
> while also making it more difficult for big businesses to dominate entire industries
So your not for the free markets?
You have to give me a chance to respond before asking another question you know
The Tax Breaks haven't worked because the reason people aren't setting up businesses is not necessarily because they can't afford to although that will the case sometimes but largely because of the culture we live in, Our current culture no longer inclines people to attempt to set up businesses which i would argue is the larger reason
Now when it comes to stopping businesses from domination entire industries i am not calling for State Regulation to prevent it i am calling for a larger emphasis and encouragement being placed on people to not use those particular businesses
Now part of it can be assisted through the State such as higher taxes but i don't think the State should be involved in it often
> larger emphasis and encouragement being placed on people to not use those particular businesses
That doesn't work
Else, we would have seen that happen.
So how do we "encourage people to setup businesses"
It works when there on other viable businesses to use, Look at Social Media for instance while there are competitors to Twitter and Facebook like Gab for instance most of those competitors have been demonised by the press that has led to many people fearing that it would be culturally inappropriate to use them, We need to flip that culture around and actively encourage people to use these alternatives to big businesses
> competitors have been demonised by the press
And working. The free market press interacting with the free market social media.
People can say what they like. Freedom of speech and press.
Yes to an extent which is why we need to place further emphasis on the populace to ensure that wider culture is not affected as much by the Press
There seems like a lot of requirements for your system to work 🤔
It just needs a culture of entrepreneurship and a populace that is not influenced by media
Both of which were the case in the past
But not as much today
Which is the reason it is not working as well today
They were the case in the past
People have always been influenced by the media
More so in the past. Compared to today.
I am not talking 10 or 20 years ago
Yes. The media influenced them more then.
If we go back the Media still existed in a much smaller capacity and if you go back even further the media was barley even a thing let alone an influencer
The media has always been an influencer..
Not to this capacity
They were more so in the past..
I disagree
Nazi Germany funded radios for every German so that they could get state propaganda
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