Message from @Fere Nemo

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2018-11-07 08:14:46 UTC  

when we achieve post scarcity

2018-11-07 08:15:18 UTC  

Well its human nature

2018-11-07 08:15:23 UTC  

not incidental

2018-11-07 08:16:11 UTC  

Really want everybody to be cooped up, basically having no importance, a representative, distinction. People arent gonna want it, I guarantee it

2018-11-07 08:16:17 UTC  

the human nature argument is one of the most fallacious I have heard, there's a important distinction between human nature and human behaviour

2018-11-07 08:16:47 UTC  

Socialism bets against human nature. Capitalism relies on it.

2018-11-07 08:16:49 UTC  

when you have this dog-eat-dog attitude to chase for profits obviously people are going to be greedy

2018-11-07 08:17:01 UTC  

@Fere Nemo no, it's a fallacious argument

2018-11-07 08:17:04 UTC  

Read Peter kropotkin

2018-11-07 08:17:23 UTC  

***reads book***

2018-11-07 08:17:26 UTC  

nope

2018-11-07 08:17:32 UTC  

***comes back a week later***

2018-11-07 08:17:38 UTC  

he clearly shows how humans can work together for the general good without the idea of a profit motive, this is clearly classed by him

2018-11-07 08:17:49 UTC  

sounds like a nice idea, on paper lol

2018-11-07 08:18:21 UTC  

***o wait, where have I seen this before***

2018-11-07 08:18:32 UTC  

when you cultivate people to contribute idea to work for the general good, people will be more inclined to be less inclined to be bother with profit and the betterment of society, that isn't the case today because we have this dog-eat-dog nature

2018-11-07 08:19:33 UTC  

Humians MIGHT work togather for the common good, but they MIGHT just as well camair rouge. Historically, it favors camair rouge.

2018-11-07 08:20:00 UTC  

no, it depends on societal norms and behaviour, if you have that behaviour instilled in you your much less likely

2018-11-07 08:20:16 UTC  

it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of how and when

2018-11-07 08:21:00 UTC  

but in a sense it does lower opportunity

2018-11-07 08:21:04 UTC  

Sure. but I'll roll my dice for capitalism.

2018-11-07 08:21:13 UTC  

admit or not, it does

2018-11-07 08:21:16 UTC  

no, you would have greater opportunities under socialism lol

2018-11-07 08:21:20 UTC  

its on you whether you say it matters

2018-11-07 08:21:34 UTC  

Greater opportunities you say

2018-11-07 08:21:59 UTC  

you depend on your own capital under capitalism to demonstrate your innovation, under socialism you don't need your own capital, the state or the people will accommodate you with industrial power and information

2018-11-07 08:22:14 UTC  

and if your business fails, you don't carry a huge load of debt you can't pay off

2018-11-07 08:23:19 UTC  

hell you wouldnt even have a business to begin with

2018-11-07 08:23:32 UTC  

not business really, new ideas and innovation

2018-11-07 08:23:43 UTC  

at most you would own a very small business under socialism

2018-11-07 08:23:43 UTC  

Look. I think either system would work if people would do their jobs; it's just that they wont, and capitalism is more tolerant of deviants.

2018-11-07 08:23:52 UTC  

seems pretty limited to me

2018-11-07 08:23:59 UTC  

what if I want a big business

2018-11-07 08:24:19 UTC  

or a relatively small business. or however size I desire

2018-11-07 08:24:22 UTC  

you could of you want, but you cannot employ other people to work under you or extract surplus value from them

2018-11-07 08:24:24 UTC  

or however size I want to work for

2018-11-07 08:24:36 UTC  

the problem is that you cannot sustain it

2018-11-07 08:24:51 UTC  

you have to pay them according to SNLT if you hire people.

2018-11-07 08:25:03 UTC  

One day at a time.

2018-11-07 08:25:05 UTC  

okay, so its limiting opportunity. Simple as that

2018-11-07 08:25:33 UTC  

if theres only 2 ways to make profit, and u cut off literally half the options