its_a_mit@infosec.pub to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 months agoCapitalism is nothing but a giant pyramid scheme.message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareCapitalism is nothing but a giant pyramid scheme.its_a_mit@infosec.pub to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareRatMaster@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI’d say it’s more like disguised feudalism. We’re all peasants for the few kings and queens that have all the money at the top.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·11 months agoI don’t think people actually agree on the definition of capitalism itself, I just looked it up and was a little surprised how definitive it is: an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit. If you asked whether capitalism is a political system, at least in my random polling, 2 out of 9 respondents said No.
I’d say it’s more like disguised feudalism. We’re all peasants for the few kings and queens that have all the money at the top.
I don’t think people actually agree on the definition of capitalism itself, I just looked it up and was a little surprised how definitive it is:
If you asked whether capitalism is a political system, at least in my random polling, 2 out of 9 respondents said No.