svelteciderMar 6

What is a belief you’ve done a total 180 on?

https://lemmy.ca/post/61396220

What is a belief you’ve done a total 180 on? - Lemmy.ca

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.

Show threadhperrinMar 6
I used to believe capitalism could work if it was just done right.
Show threadfizzleMar 6

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.

Show threadproleMar 7
Greed only exists as a concept if private property exists
Show threadhowrarMar 7

Isn’t private property a necessity for society to function? Even in a communist society where everything is distributed equally, once resources are distributed, those resources become private property.

Or am I misunderstanding the concept of private property?

Show threadprole
Read up on the difference between personal property and private property
Mar 8 at 2:31pmWeb
Show threadhowrarMar 8
Thanks, I already got a good explanation from NostraDavid.