MetaJess

Here's a similar thread asking: "What is capitalism?" Because you can't move beyond something you don't understand. If Capitalism is: 1. Private property 2. Operating means of production for profit 3. Markets setting prices What's 'post' these tenets?https://twitter.com/TheMusingMind/status/1141717313206530054 …

This thread on markets pointed at the whole thing in a very powerful way, which is pointing at how the issue is perhaps not so much about capitalism and more the erosion of that-which-is-not-capitalism. (Not saying these are unrelated!)https://twitter.com/meditationstuff/status/1124777731210670081 …

Also I came across both this thread of yours and this other one by @callumflack responding to both of them tonight. This tweet below relates to why people don't like "capitalism". Ofc, "communism" usually has same problems. cf Seeing Like A Statehttps://twitter.com/BenMosior/status/1042385066121486336 …

I basically don't believe it's possible to be anti-something. You need to be for something. It can be very helpful in that process to point at what you're not, but anyone who boos at capitalism without gesturing at what they're saying is better does not understand capitalism.

To be clear: that does not mean the person's experience doesn't matter! Not knowing of an alternative economic system doesn't mean don't say "my life sucks under this one" or even point at structures that are producing problems. I'm just saying don't say "end capitalism"

Oh! And you might like this thread of mine:https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1129084403441963008 …

(I'm feeling more verbose than organized atm so I'm probably not putting all of these links in quite the optimal places in your threads. But I'm very excited to have met you on twitter and am looking forward to interacting with future things you post! )