Capitalism is like putting rubber bands around the claws of crabs in a bucket. It’s to stop us from pulling each other down.
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Extreme examples are in nations where the cartel will extort you if you find some way to make money.
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Family and friends will do this too. They will guilt and shame you into sharing wealth.
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Capitalism guards trade routes with large guns, enforces property right, and also atomizes families and relationships.
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The extreme form of capitalism is to amputate claws and has the same effect as no capitalism. The crabs are stopped from pulling, but also from climbing.
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It’s also a bit dangerous since amputation as a solution requires the creation of super large crabs that can do the amputation. At least an order of magnitude more strength is necessary.
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