I mean, Marx went on a tear about the unleashing of productive forces under Capitalism. It’s a significant meaningful improvement over the absolute monarchies and fractured feudal territorial economies that came before.
Throwing “God” into the equation is definitely fucked. But there’s a lot to be said for the benefits of laisse-faire capitalism if the only thing you care about is economic growth. Humans fully divorced from a social code and empowered with industrial technology can make so many fucking paperclips.
I mean, Marx went on a tear about the unleashing of productive forces under Capitalism. It’s a significant meaningful improvement over the absolute monarchies and fractured feudal territorial economies that came before.
Throwing “God” into the equation is definitely fucked. But there’s a lot to be said for the benefits of laisse-faire capitalism if the only thing you care about is economic growth. Humans fully divorced from a social code and empowered with industrial technology can make so many fucking paperclips.