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Capitalism is the paywall of life (feddit.de)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts
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If they could somehow monetize breathing, they would

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Capitalism is no more based on "infinite growth" than human psychology is based on "infinite pleasure".

Capitalism, like humans in general, is perfectly capable of surviving through extended periods in which the future will be worse than the past.

For example, the Japanese economy has been stagnant for a couple of decades, but Japan is still capitalist.