Capitalism is the most efficient system known to man for destroying the biosphere on a planetary scale.
@yogthos Capitalism can do good things too. I think Greed is the real culprit.
@yogthos It does need an upgrade.
@yogthos You've really brainwashed yourself, haven't you.
And for the last 20 years there is at least one event per 10 year that confirms it. Example - the "Global financial crisis - 2008" (all the people that pay taxes paid the bill and are still paying):
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-s-p-settlement-idUSKBN0L71C120150203
My favourite part: "S&P argued that its ratings were protected under the First Amendment right to free speech, ..."
(sarcasm)The monumental arrogance of this statement deserves applause and admiration... (/sarcasm)
@yogthos So are the wastrels that live on it.
Yes, exactly!
@yogthos
Communism is also quite efficient into destroying the biosphere. Pripyat is there to prove this.
In general I see the problem more related to uncontrolled greed than actually the system itself.
I'm unable to find a system which correctly addresses the greed problem, so that is something to think about.
@yogthos
As Orwell says: everybody is equal, but some are more equal. So essentially communism doesn't has any good solution to greed.
But I understand your argument and indeed some things in capitalism like stock market really drive more greed. A solution for that is hard unfortunately.
@yogthos pinnable toot and good quote for a bio...