But, but...what about "trickle down" economics and the "shower of gold" from the top of the fountain!?
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But, but...what about "trickle down" economics and the "shower of gold" from the top of the fountain!?
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Obviously there is a serious plumbing problem. And theis getting pretty deep.
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The idea that any economic system will save is stupid
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A theory: is the end result of unrestricted capitalism; feudalism?
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Feudalism? Maybe something like it, but only transitionally.
Transitionally between our contemporary way of life, and the disintegration of our civilization into fragmented high-tech enclaves and scattered subsistence-level villages.
But there are other (apocalyptic) factors at work, so we won't see that happen, I don't think.
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No. Neo-Feudalism would require that the goverment gives up the monopoly of violence to the companies (that creates their own fiefdoms). That can happen (look up early industrialism), but it's not a default. Feudalism also that the companies are formally obliged to the goverment/supercompany/whatever that are higher up. Companies taxing their workers and paying the company tax to the higher ups would be a sort of neo-feudalism, but there's no drive for that structure.
Capitalism as a concept wasn't even invented until after feudalism had became obsolete. Many concepts only survive for a limited time.
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First of all, shoutout to drone for posting that study.
Well, modern rationalized capitalism, yes. But capitalism in the sense of the exchange of goods has existed since even before agriculture.Capitalism as a concept wasn't even invented until after feudalism had became obsolete.
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I, for one, do not believe future history books will see mildly on the apathy going on today.
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