Communism is fueled by ressentiment, capitalism is fueled by envy. In a free market, it's possible to choose happiness & success, and create value in a positive sum game if you aren't envious or resentful. Most fail to practice this, because they're consumed by mimetic rivalry.https://twitter.com/MimeticValue/status/1030350663383797760 …
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Replying to @MimeticValue
How do you square the free market with "bad actors"? You own a business, enter an unethical competitor. The end of the game theory chain is that ALL competitors would have to be unethical in order to survive. Or is your definition of a free market, one without bad actors?
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Thiel applied mimetic theory to make his businesses work. In Zero to One, he says that good capitalism is the opposite of competition. When you have a unique advantage, you have a monopoly, so you aren't trapped into games of mimetic rivalry.
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Maybe the degradation of industry into unethical competition is itself the inspiring mechanism.
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