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[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (22 children)

It seems as if capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction. Not saying I know a better way per se but its in there all the same

Edit: to put it in Pokémon perspective: capitalism is Ghost type and its super-effective against Ghost type

[–] wantd2B1ofthestrokes@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 10 months ago (15 children)

What are some examples of capitalism destroying itself?

[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 5 points 10 months ago (7 children)

The concept of enshittification.

Granted, the concept applies specifically to platforms, but the idea is basically what capitalism is:

  • Be good to everyone
  • Be good to suppliers (supply-side economics)
  • Be good to shareholders and, subsequently, alienate both users and suppliers of content. The platform collapses.

Late-stage capitalism is when shareholder wealth is maximized at the expense everyone else. So you have 3 billionaires with 50% of the wealth of all humanity or something, the middle class squeezed into oblivion, and a roiling undercurrent of pure fucking rage ready to sever heads like watermelons from a vine.

[–] wantd2B1ofthestrokes@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I think you can say that’s immoral. I’m not sure you can say it will destroy the whole system or that this is an inevitability of any capitalist system.

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