• Steeve@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Every system inevitably succumbs to the corruption of greed, and this corruption is invariably cited by critics as evidence of its inherent dysfunction.

    The only triumphant strategy to alleviate the burdens of the common man is return to monke.

    • tracyspcy@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Not every system is based completely on greed unlike capitalism. Bernard Mandeville, who was not a communist (and cannot be at all), described the essence of then just beginning capitalism in his book “The Fable of The Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits” back then in 1714. TLDR: private vices (especially greed) create social benefits .