Competition breeds innovation. Capitalism inevitably kills competition. Fortunately, your parents aren't capitalists.
I'm innovation
Competition kills competition. To the victor go the spoils. Bigger war chest, bigger army. Etc.
The reason I defend capitalism is not because I like the outcome. I just have good reason to be extremely skeptical of the alternatives (judging by history). Systems that don’t take into account people’s natural competitive instincts are doomed to catastrophe.
For anyone who hates hierarchies and dreams of a flat system (some form of anarchism), I would invite them to read The Tyranny of Structurelessness by feminist Jo Freeman.
Really interesting link, thanks for sharing.
Anarchism does not (necessarily) call for a total lack of organisational structure, first and foremost it calls for the abolition of unjust hierarchies. I think a lot of anarchists would broadly agree with the main points of that article.
If you think there is no viable alternative to captitalism, I'd highly recommend the book "Capitalist Realism" by Mark Fisher, which tackles that very subject :)
Capitalism doesn't need defending, even if alternatives are worth critiquing. A system alone will never be enough. No matter what, conscious effort must be taken to prevent suffering and total collapse of the social contract. Efforts to better the public good are more prudent than ever with humanity being so powerful and dangerous.
From the article:
The structure may be flexible; it may vary over time; it may evenly or unevenly distribute tasks, power and resources over the members of the group.
Evenly distributed power is a lack of hierarchy, isn't it? How does that article support your point that a flat system doesn't work?
Giving people with new ideas resources breeds innovation, not capitalism or wars
I'll be capitalism, who wants to be innovation?
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I for one welcome a tabaxi/khajiit step-sister ...
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