With the cost of living soaring, a decent social life or a carefree existence have become a pipedream for many young people. As a result, the hospitality sector is being hit hard, and the ‘loneliness epidemic’ is intensifying.
Let’s consider that there are economic systems between balls to the wall capitalism as we see today, and a tankie unicorn land.
Capitalism is absolutely destroying everything it touches to make people with capital richer. This is undeniable and has been documented over and over again.
Let’s be dumb here : I’d rather have the proletariat profit from the destruction of the planet instead of a select few people.
The sole goal of capitalism is to make more capital for the capital holder. Everything that can be monetized will be monetized, and everything that can be monetized will be diluted and dismantled until only a carcass is left to be thrown on the street.
See my other comment, but you’re describing a Socialist ideal working as designed, but Capitalism off the rails as it was not designed. It’s not even a fair comparison.
Someone making an argument for a turd sandwich versus a turkey sandwich since it technically is still a sandwich by name is a foolish argument to prove a point because nobody is going to choose a turd sandwich.
It is a fair comparison. Capitalism by its base statement posits that everyone benefits when everyone acts selfishly for their own gain. That everyone has the same access to Capital and opportunity. All statements which are bullshit on the face of it. If there was ever a moment those statements were true it is not this current moment.
Now I’m not some inflexible ideologue. I acknowledge that ideals are ideal and not real. But I can be honest and acknowledge that Society working to make sure that everyone is relatively equal and has access to the same benefits is by nature much better ethos then gambling that some Invisible Hand of the market will be fair.
Let’s consider that there are economic systems between balls to the wall capitalism as we see today, and a tankie unicorn land.
Capitalism is absolutely destroying everything it touches to make people with capital richer. This is undeniable and has been documented over and over again.
Let’s be dumb here : I’d rather have the proletariat profit from the destruction of the planet instead of a select few people.
The sole goal of capitalism is to make more capital for the capital holder. Everything that can be monetized will be monetized, and everything that can be monetized will be diluted and dismantled until only a carcass is left to be thrown on the street.
It’s literally an insatiable parasitic machine.
See my other comment, but you’re describing a Socialist ideal working as designed, but Capitalism off the rails as it was not designed. It’s not even a fair comparison.
Someone making an argument for a turd sandwich versus a turkey sandwich since it technically is still a sandwich by name is a foolish argument to prove a point because nobody is going to choose a turd sandwich.
It is a fair comparison. Capitalism by its base statement posits that everyone benefits when everyone acts selfishly for their own gain. That everyone has the same access to Capital and opportunity. All statements which are bullshit on the face of it. If there was ever a moment those statements were true it is not this current moment.
Now I’m not some inflexible ideologue. I acknowledge that ideals are ideal and not real. But I can be honest and acknowledge that Society working to make sure that everyone is relatively equal and has access to the same benefits is by nature much better ethos then gambling that some Invisible Hand of the market will be fair.