• MrVilliam@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Maybe free markets are just a shitty ideal?

    Yes. The answer to that question is yes. Free market capitalism encourages cutthroat competition in which the only factor in any decision-making process is maximizing profits. Safety isn’t a factor. Employee well-being isn’t a factor. National security isn’t a factor. The economy at large isn’t a factor. Long term investments aren’t even a factor. Line go up this quarter equals good quarter. Regulations ensure mandatory minimums for societal prosperity.

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      3 months ago

      Until corporations realise they can cheat and change the game by bribing politicians to tip the scales in their favour.

      Business exists only for one thing; exploiting systems, even if that means meta-exploitation, since that’s the highest form of exploitation, and the inevitable endgame.