I used to be strictly materialist and atheist. Now I’m pretty spiritual. Don’t necessarily follow a religion and don’t support bigotry but yeah, I’m fairly spiritual now. This is a recent development and I never thought I’d be here like 5 years ago.

  • fizzle@quokk.au
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    5 hours ago

    This is an unpopular opinion around here but greed and the desire for power are the real problems and they exist in any economic system.

    Capitalism wouldn’t be that bad if wealth was distributed equitably - heavy wealth taxes et cetera supporting socialised human policies like education, healthcare, UBI, et cetera.

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        3 hours ago

        This is the particularly unpopular part: Capitalism is not completely without virtue.

        For example, capitalism will find the most efficient means of production.

        The “happiest” nations in the world are capitalist with sococialised health and education.

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          2 hours ago

          That is untrue. Capitalism will find the most profitable means of production. Profit is all that matters. Capitalism will happily abandon efficiency, safety, environmental protection, and happiness in general, all in the pursuit of more profit.

          If you don’t believe me, truly ask yourself whether you think Comcast is the most efficient ISP possible.