Matt on nostr

Why not? You can just steal capital, and then you are the capitalist.

Matt - Top American Spook @Matt 1779474745

I define capitalism more deeply than merely having capital. I take the Ayn Rand view and factor morality into economic systems. Some people try to break them apart but I don't see how you can without removing humans from the equation. This is why so many US economists miss the entire point. It's about human life and flourishing, not mathematics.

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Matt - Top American Spook · 5w

And free markets aren't always perfectly predictable, nor are their counterparts, contrary to what central planners want us to believe or believe themselves.

JBN · 5w

I would say capitalism in its truest form is a condition of mutually beneficial arrangements that are free of force, fraud, or coercion, that don't harm others. Freedom to trade with each other as we see fit. The weakness is when the surrounding culture doesn't protect those who are of lesser abili...