What is a belief you’ve done a total 180 on?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Oh wow, I better not downvote because I don’t want to be a dweeb!
Sure but efficiency is synonymous with profitability in a competitive market.
This is some really naive shit
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