Do you have faith in capitalism?

Nick017
Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:39:10 +0000

Yes, I have faith in capitalism. People are designed to be selfish, with a competitive dog-eat-dog mentality, and capitalism is what allows the best dog to rise. Capitalism is compatible with human nature, whereas socialism is not.

Also, humans are pack animals. We follow the tribal leader, the many betas follow the alpha, etc etc. It is natural for different tiers to form, people on top with lots of power, and some in the middle, and more in the bottom. True capitalism isn’t exploitation, it’s about the fittest - in terms of ability and luck - rising to economic power, while the unfit do not. When you mix in bits of socialism, like we do now, that’s how you get diseases of unfits rising to economic power, and a few of the fittest who get screwed over.

But I acknowledge that we can never have true capitalism. The government would never want that to happen - it would mean a severe reduction in their overall power and controlling abilities.