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[–] sapphiria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The implication that capitalism will be with us until the heat death of the universe is soooo depressing.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

capitalist realism

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I think capitalism's resilience has surprised a lot of people. Although, maybe it shouldn't have. As long as capitalism is able to make some people unfathomably wealthy, there's no reason to believe it's going anywhere.

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Capitalism has been with us since basically the beginning of humans if you think about it. The odds of it dying is about the same as you winning the powerball lottery 6 times in a row.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

?

Capitalism is a very recent concept in human history.

Only by conflating economics and capitalism could you come to the conclusion you just did.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you consider capitalism to be exploiting labor for profit, sure. If you consider it the relatively precise description advanced in the 17th century onward, no.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Agreed, capitalism, in it’s textbook definition form only started existing around the industrial revolution when it succeded the mercantilist status quo.

Exploiting labour for profit can happen in any economic system, in practice.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

how could a government system based around money have existed long before money existed? let's think things thru before we post

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Don't need currency for capitalism. There is bartering. I could start a company and pay my people in eggs bacon and cheese