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[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Capitalism works great. You just need to put in a few guard rails and be willing to step in and fix she once in a while.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

guard rails

B...But that's SOCIALISM!

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Don't get me wrong, I think the tankies and communist are as crazy as the trumpets. A pragmatic center voting base is dead.

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

As soon as you get even slightly specific about the guard rails, people start moaning.

[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

We just need people to quit bitching about the guardrails

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lemmy has been quite a shock on that front. All these people bitching about capitalism using a machine only capitalism could have provided.

And yes, every excess of the system can be dialed in without trashing the whole thing.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 9 points 10 months ago

only capitalism could have provided

[citation needed]

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago

Unfortunately, capitalism requires an underclass of oppressed laborers in order to function. Or at least, every capitalism ever has had one. Maybe it could work without it? We'll probably never know though.