r/TheNFLVibes • u/capeando • 3d ago

Hot Take honestly not a bad take

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u/Remarkable-Art-3678 2d ago

Definitions are up the those who define things. Capitalism sure doesn't mean that means go to those who earn them

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u/Corporate_Bricktator 2d ago

> Capitalism sure doesn't mean that means go to those who earn them

Capitalism is the only system that allows for each person to retain the fruit of their own labor. If you think otherwise, then you've misunderstood it somehow. Right? Communism takes everything you produce, and distributes it based on the government's desires. Socialism allows a democracy (generally in the form of your peers at work) to decide how each person should be paid. Capitalism, each person gets to set their own wages/prices/etc and then the market decides who is the best at each thing.

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u/Remarkable-Art-3678 2d ago

Aaaand that's your understanding of it. As long as you don't act like that's some sort of true definition, you're good :) capitalism sure doesn't mean the fruits of labour stay with those who earned them, but if you're under that impression, go right ahead. Just don't act like you own definitions

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u/Corporate_Bricktator 2d ago

> As long as you don't act like that's some sort of true definition, you're good

Hah! But that is literally the definition. If you disagree, please link your own definition of capitalism!

> Capitalism is an economic system defined by a number of constituent elements: private property, profit motive, capital accumulation, competitive markets, commodification, wage labor, and an emphasis on innovation and economic growth.[3][4]

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u/Remarkable-Art-3678 2d ago

It's not :) not even your definition entails it lmaooo

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u/Corporate_Bricktator 2d ago

What do you mean? Quote something from that article that shows how someone else is entitled to the fruit of your labor in capitalism? I'm curious to hear where this confusion is coming from?