sociaism vs capitalism seems to boil down to whether or not generational/private wealth is considered a virtue or not. one big family vs lots of little families.
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in one big family the protocol of engagement is extreme passive aggression. between smaller families, outright conflict is allowed.
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this boils down to one decision. how much power should money wield? money, as tokenized power is the only way to transmit power over long distances and across generations
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the total amount of social power in a system is finite (since attention is finite). any power that is given to money comes from society. the more power money has, the less power society has
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society controls through mechanisms like social pressure, shame, guilt, friendship, etc... like the nuclear force it is much stronger than gravity at short distances but doesn’t scale
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a society that tries to get rid of money feels oppressive, the social pressure is intense. likewise, a pure money society feels cold and sterile. there is no difference between a stranger and a family member. only protocols.
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the individual is “free” as a family of one, the sovereign individual. they are free to move to tax free texas and rule over their personal domain like elsa in Frozen
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it’s running from one kind of suffocation for another kind of suffocation. socialism vs capitalism is two naked hoomans dying from the cold, unwilling to embrace each other.
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