EvaDoomGal wrote:
As a capitalism lover myself, I have always criticized socialism for many reasons, such as its instability, the fact that it encourages laziness and that it often turns into a dictatorship like North Korea. All of which are inspired by the words and opinions of conservatives (I.E. Prager University, Thomas Dilorenzo, ect.). However I can't deny that there are several things wrong with capitalism. One such thing is the titular question; why is capitalism so cynical?
I believe I have the answer to that; it's the people. The people and their ignorance.
We always had the power to take down big corporations by denying them our big fat wallets and purses of cash, yet people seem to forget that and complain about capitalism anyway.
For example, many gamers hate big video game companies like EA games and Ubisoft for their shady and unethical practices, yet they never complain about the idiots who keep buying the next Assassin's Creed or Battlefield. And even if they do, they almost never try to, oh I don't know, put all their efforts to create a good boycott? Could it be that the real threat to the gaming industry is gamer's own hypocrisy?
This may apply beyond the world of video games as the same story can easily repeat itself with any kind of industry.
It's time to spend our money smart and encourage others to do so as well!
capitalism functions wihtout "society", but with individuals. there are no shared interests necessary for the system besides the interest for maximizing profit by the individual.
which is great, as it doesn't care, in theory, for sex, race or religion or whatever else united individuals into groups before, but kept individual groups apart -
Losing necessity for any shared interest but the individual interest in profit, anything can be said or done.
cynicism, btw., comes from the greek word kynos - the dog. Kynicism in greek philosophy was discussed in terms of "is it okay to lick your balls in public, like a dog". Today, cynicism is acting, or more often, uterring remarks, that do not adhere to morals and common decency - but morals and common decency aren't necessary in capitalism, and really, acting indecent and breaking the law as long as one can get away with it is legit, as long as it's maximizing one's individual profits.
responsible spending is a form of common decency. It's a nice idea, and personally, I try to buy organic whenever I can afford to - but as long as society functions in a way where acting without common decency leads to a goal that is valued higher by society (money, in this case), the incentive to act immoral is higher.
I mean... take a look at the martin shkreli case. Even if he's publicly shunned, I'm sure with his billions, he'll find a fine partner and a good builder to build his estate, because they, too, are motivated by their individual profit.
it's inherent in capitalism, and it's in part why there's always been people looking for alternatives.
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02 Sep 2017, 7:12 pm
