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Hi all,

I'm seeing a lot of hate for capitalism here, and I'm wondering why that is and what the rationale behind it is. I'm pretty pro-capitalism myself, so I want to see the logic on the other side of the fence.

If this isn't the right forum for a political/economic discussion-- I'm happy to take this somewhere else.

Cheers!

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[–] rusticus1773@lemmy.ml 163 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Pretty simple really: capitalism requires infinite growth. We have finite resources. The world is literally melting around us due to unsustainability.

The pet peeve of many people is the greed (of billionaires, politicians, global companies, etc) for wealth (paper, essentially) yet not giving a flying fuck about the anyone else or the rest of the planet.

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Billionaires and their companies could at least pay their fair share in taxes.

[–] Zozano@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At least? I'm convinced they have a moral obligation to do so much more than that.

[–] Dangy@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All this talk is making me hungry for some reason

[–] greywolf0x1@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For some raw billionaire flesh?

Brined and slowcooked. Like a brisket, but fattier and more cathartic.

[–] jerrimu@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Raw? I could fit a small gutted adult in my smoker. 3 hours at 250 F mmmmmm.

[–] SpooneyOdin@lemmy.ml 32 points 1 year ago

I think the infinite growth part is a big part of the problem: "Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell"

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, that's because the rich folk are the ones destroying the planet and we're the ones left with the bill. And I refuse to feel guilty for their wrongdoings.

[–] skwerls@waveform.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't you know if you would just use paper straws the earth would stop warming? Just ignore the shipping and energy companies massively destroying the ecosystem.

[–] hubobes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am doing my part

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Profit over everything else. That doesn’t support or sustain the human race.

[–] Zyansheep@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What about capitalism requires infinite growth? And what does it require infinite growth in? What happens when growth stagnates in a capitalist system? Does it suddenly not become capitalist anymore?

What about capitalism requires infinite growth?

Nothing. It's just one of the slogans pinkos love to spam because they think it makes them sound intelligent