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How does the profit motive under Capitalism come to exist? (feddit.de)

submitted 2 years ago by hamborgr@feddit.de to c/socialism@lemmy.ml

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We all know the argument that profit motive is part of human nature is false. Yet I'm still not sure why capital owners pursue profits. Is it the difference of self-interest vs collective interest? If so then wouldn't that enforce the argument on human nature? Or am I missing a crucial aspect of the Capitalist system? I'm genuinely wondering.

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[–] rysiek@szmer.info 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Semi-related, this fantastic talk (mainly about racism) makes a great point on how systems we participate in (often not being able to not participate in them!) can make certain characteristics of our psyche more pronounced than they would otherwise be.

tl;dr when playing Monopoly, it's very easy to be greedy, as that's what the system of the game promotes.

Same with capitalism.

[–] altair222@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks a lot for sharing the resource! I've been looking for conversations on such a topic!