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[โ€“] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Inventor: invents something Capitalism: rewards him

Inventor invents something: capitalism has them pay to be an inventor as they are probably a grad student and then sells the patent for a pittance to a corporation they are friendly with

Inventor invents something or fails and has to try again: communism gives them free Healthcare, education, housing and food.

[โ€“] Flumsy@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

capitalism has them pay to be an inventor

I live in a capitalist country with free education. Healthcare is free if you cant afford it and is always a percentage of your income otherwise. Housing and food is also free if you cant afford it.

I have trouble seeing why capitalism is supposedly so bad