It’s more insidious than teaching us to “hate” Marxism. They teach us “oh, it’s lovely in theory but because of that darn human nature that makes all of us so greedy it can never work in practice.”
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I remember hearing this line in a video.
Saying it's human nature to be greedy while they live in a capitalist society is like saying it's human nature to drown while they are held under water.
Marx's critique of capitalism is spot on. It's his proposed solution that is problematic
Why?
It is not game theoretically aligned. It's not his fault, Game Theory didn't really get going until after his death
Yes, Matpat will save Marxism.
No, seriously, what problems does Marxism have, and how does Game Theory "solve" them or point them out?
My main issue with it is that it is not evidence based but that the development of the target socially is speculative It's incredibly hard to predict such development and Marx didn't have the tools to do it properly.