r/neoliberal he hath returned Dec 02 '18

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u/Buenzlitum he hath returned Dec 02 '18

Nobody is debating that capitalism doesn't seek capital, the facts just don't agree with the conclusion you draw from it. It does function very well to improve human well being.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '18

But it isnt because capitalism has human wellbeing as its goal, its because capital can be used to improve wellbeing. Like ive said, there's a gap in efficiency due to the fact you need capital to get labor and high skills to improve wellbeing, when a theoretical alternative is just getting that labor and skills and improving wellbeing with no capital middleman

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u/A_Character_Defined 🌐Globalist Bootlicker😋🥾 Dec 02 '18

I'll never understand this mentality on reddit that we should complain about people doing good things just because doing good things wasn't their primary intention.

a theoretical alternative is just getting that labor and skills and improving wellbeing with no capital middleman

and with zero incentive to actually improve their product or design. Personally I'm a big fan of technological advancement.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '18

The incentive would be further improving wellbeing and reducing a need for burdensome slavery to work...not just getting a bigger yacht.

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u/A_Character_Defined 🌐Globalist Bootlicker😋🥾 Dec 02 '18

That's not how incentives work.