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Imagine if your printer was also your car. That's what owning a Tesla is like.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What are the other alternatives to capitalism?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Social democracy as in the European social countries for example. There's capitalism and partially free market, but its negative effects are balanced by stronger social safety nets such as free healthcare, free education, parental support, paid vacations and other public services thanks to redistribution through progressive taxes. It's not perfect but I believe it's the best of what we have actually experimented to scale for now.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Those countries have actually more free economies than many of the countries that are thought of us being hard-core capitalist. https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking

Scandinavia is #9-12, Canada #16, United States is #25, UK #28.

Not sure if this proves or disproves anyone's point. Just thought to point that out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm personally not against a partially free market that allows a well optimized economy as long as the potential negative impact on people and the environment are ~~composted~~ compensated by well enforced laws.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, all of human history before the 1400s for starters.

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

I thought it was obvious that we were looking for alternatives that are better.