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See, now this is helpful as a way to engage people with ideas they might not be aware of. We need more comments like this.
I appreciate that.
The internet in general is pretty negative. Something you said earlier reminded me of a quote that stuck with me. I can't remember who said it but 'the future is built on the present. What are you building today?'
It's easy to complain, it's probably my favorite hobby, but what can we do to smash capitalism? Personally, I think it's co-ops. Worker co-ops. Housing co-ops. Service co-ops. Let's shed our corporate overlords and build something for eachother.
What are you doing? What do you think we should be moving towards?
Cool quote. Funny you mention Co-ops. I was thinking about that not long ago.
Some of the issues and problems, as I understand them, include:
I think corporations and the stock market were a colossal mistake. Entities that become too wealthy become powerful through regulatory capture and then wreak havoc with impunity. Whether it's the Dutch East India Company or Apple or Nestle or whatever.
I recognize that vast capital is needed to accomplish some beneficial things. But capitalists aren't the only source of capital. I think a lot of the high dollar endeavors with public benefits like medical research, should be socialized.
I think any field where the product or service is at odds with profit maximization should be socialized. So healthcare, safety products, stuff like that.
I also think co-ops are necessary. I think the means of production shouldn't fall to the few but to everyone in an organization. We must get away from corporate fiefdoms with employers as subjects. Corporations have way, way too much power over employees. We've traded kings and lords for corporations, basically.
I think we should do a lot better at building a culture of community responsibility, reducing childhood abuse and neglect that lead to dysfunctional and antisocial behaviors that lead to sociopaths running companies. We should have social programs to help people that become poor for various reasons. We should have social safety nets so that nobody has to get left far behind.
Crime would be reduced by much of these things. But for whatever crime remains, the goal of our justice system should be rehabilitation. That isn't always possible but the goal shouldn't be punishment, vengeance, or profit for privately owned prisons.