Anonymous
Post 05/13/2024 12:40     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
Man exploiting man
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2024 12:39     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:“The worst economic system available, except for every other economic system ever devised”.


This. It sucks sometimes - but it’s still better than literally everything else.


The Nordic System- capitalism paired with a welfare state and heavy regulation- seems to have resulted in better outcomes by just about every measure than pure capitalism
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2024 12:33     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No regulations for those that want to greedily profit without repercussions.



Sawdust is the most innocent. Think lead.


With communism, you get to stand in a line AND eat nothing.


And 70% of DCUM’ers would still say it’s better.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2024 11:31     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
Anonymous wrote:Self-reliant individuals exercising their freedom.


Here's my sentence:

I got mine, screw the rest of y'all.

Now a question:

What does capitalism have to do with "freedom?" Very little. Nearly every country in the world has freedom, including most countries with socialism.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2024 11:27     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
Anonymous wrote:Self-reliant individuals exercising their freedom.

Self-serving greed and resource hoarding by a relative few.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2024 11:16     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
Anonymous wrote:“The worst economic system available, except for every other economic system ever devised”.


This. It sucks sometimes - but it’s still better than literally everything else.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2024 06:52     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
I want what Braden and Emma has and I want it now.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2024 22:39     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
If I can’t get it from you- I’ll get from someone else. I like options.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2024 21:04     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
Anonymous wrote:The rich get richer and the poor get poorer


* - The rich get richer and the poor get richer, too.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2024 16:52     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
Anonymous wrote:Capitalism has driven all the success of the West.


And what of all of side effects of this success?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2024 16:50     Subject: Re:Describe capitalism in one sentence
The rich get rich and the poor stay poor—that’s how it goes (everybody knows).
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2024 16:48     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
Better than the alternatives.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2024 16:40     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
The one who dies with the most toys wins
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2024 16:38     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
Leveraging human nature to establish the least imperfect system possible among much worse alternatives.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2024 16:35     Subject: Describe capitalism in one sentence
The world is (and has always been) a tough place for the stupid, lazy and those who do not understand the concept of deferred gratification. Paraphrased from Scott Galloway who is a brilliant thinker, very progressive politically but also a realist.