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Remember, the social Democrats sided with the Nazis over the socialists. They’ve done it every time they’ve been given the opportunity, and will continue to do so as many times as people fall for their shtick.

“The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house."
-Audre Lorde

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[-] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

True capitalism is what we live in. Competition has winners, those winners gain outsized advantages. They use those advantages to purchase regulatory frameworks which benefit them. This is inevitable, and has happened in every single capitalist society in the history of the ideology. Monopoly is the natural end state of capitalism. (Actually, fascism is, but monopoly happens along the way also)

[-] EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I found this interesting tidbit in Wikipedia trying to find where I read my source.

  • Capitalism 1.0 during the 19th century entailed largely unregulated markets with a minimal role for the state (aside from national defense, and protecting property rights)

  • Capitalism 2.0 during the post-World War II years entailed Keynesianism, a substantial role for the state in regulating markets, and strong welfare states

  • Capitalism 2.1 entailed a combination of unregulated markets, globalization, and various national obligations by states

You're right ... It sounds like we need another paradigm shift. Fuck web 3 ... we need Capitalism 3 ...

[-] LazyCorvid 13 points 1 year ago

Or how about we just stop using capitalism?

If version 1.0 didn't work, version 2.0 didn't work and version 2.1 didn't work, then maybe the problem is capitalism itself.

[-] DarkenLM@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Given Web 3 was a shithole of a collective delusion, maybe don't.

[-] itslilith 3 points 1 year ago

or we finally move past capitalism. It had 200 years, and it just keeps generating worse and worse crises, let's just finally accept it's not working.

[-] EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

not a bad idea, what is your suggestion? Socialism seems to be working well for the European people, but we'd need some kind of check and balance so it doesn't descend into the clusterfuck they seem to be going thru (not unlike ours)

[-] itslilith 2 points 1 year ago

what do you mean, socialism in Europe? afaik no European country is socialist

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

That's what cryptobros were trying and it went about as well as you can imagine.

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