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One of capitalisms biggest tragedies (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by STRIKINGdebate2 to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] dwalin 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

One can argue that we have two kinds of capitalism. And that would be true for the classic, theoretical capitalism.

However, the modern one favors short term profit and stock prices. Which do not care if economies collapse in 20 years due to global warming, as long as the profit is good now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why should they care? In 20 or 30 years most of stockholders would be dead anyways. And not being hypocritical here, I probably do the same in their positions, as most of the people.

[–] dwalin 1 points 10 months ago

Therefore its a systematic failure of modern capitalism. As it is not accounting externalities