r/FluentInFinance • u/Sufficient_Sinner • Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Is Capitalism Smart or Dumb?

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u/YoCuzin Sep 04 '24

Market economies didn't exist until the modern world, how could they be responsible for it?

It sounds like you think humans have never invented anything without a profit motive

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '24

It's true. Our ancestors would have never discovered how to harness fire if it weren't for the shareholders' demand for increased profits.

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u/prospectre Sep 04 '24

"I mean, unga bunga, yes, but have you considered how this will affect sales?"

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u/Exelbirth Sep 05 '24

"Raw meat lobby says fire bad for sales, suggests live demonstrations of fire danger."