Message from @Aggro Saxon
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work harder get promoted
get a new job
Life is nothing but pleasure
Oh, so I can enter the next rotation of the cycle with slightly more wealth, and fewer years left of my life to live.
invest in stock
What do I do with the wealth? I acquire some material items that have now become the sole purpose in my life. I add yet more layers of artificiality and techno-isolation to my life that's already devoid of real community and relationships, any sense of belonging to the wider society other than that my produce will be counted among the aggregate national statistics
lol go become a hunter
live out in the wilderness
Much better lifestyle frankly, but hardly efficient and capitalistic
You get a sense of connection with your origins and the natural world, the life you would live is one in harmony with that of your ancestors. You can join a simple village community and get to know them and trust them personally. You form real human connections, not professional strategic relationships. You live as you were meant to live.
hm have you ever thought of the idea that acting in your own self-interest might just benefit the rest of society
Sure but not necessarily
the hells that mean
There are some actions that you may take that are in your interest and benefit the wider society, there are others that don't.
Becoming a thief may be in your interest, for example, but harms society.
well yes of course but on an economic basis it helps society
that is why we have laws
Theft?
no
we have laws to prevent theft
It's similar to theft but not illegal
Such as overcharging someone for a house or a repair job
hm
do you know how the free market works
I am familiar
explain to me the concept of competition
But the free market assumes everyone is rational, and that competiton actually exists.
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Monopolies are a thing
tell me how competition doesn't exist
monopolies
A large company can starve out smaller competitors by various means. It can undercharge temporarily for example, putting smaller companies out of business. It can also control the means of supply.
The network effect is huge too, as well as economies of scale. Large companies will tend to grow larger in a free market
Smaller companies get drowned out in most markets.
lowering prices isn't the only way to compete in the marketplace
It was an example.
of course larger companies are naturally hard to compete with
but it normally takes a long time to reach that status
every business begins small
small businesses can compete