Tertle950 - Scrolling WMs da best on Nostr: I'm going to use this small conversation as a jumping-off point to draw a distinction ...
I'm going to use this small conversation as a jumping-off point to draw a distinction between two very different kinds of people:
**"Capitalist" vs. "Businessman"**
The **capitalist** wants an ideal capitalist society; *fair competition* between marketeers, with the consumers as the judges. People would know about alternatives. "Vote with your wallet" would work.
The **businessman** wants to be successful, and nothing else. Do as little work as possible for as much as possible, and that usually means *not* playing fair. They're the FAANGs sucking the wagie's blood.
When people complain about "capitalism", they're complaining about what businessmen have done to it.
I first thought about this because of a Unity runtime fee video that compared it to feudalism--you know, the lord-based economic system where Coconut Island is the default. I'd link to it if I remembered what video it was.
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**"Capitalist" vs. "Businessman"**
The **capitalist** wants an ideal capitalist society; *fair competition* between marketeers, with the consumers as the judges. People would know about alternatives. "Vote with your wallet" would work.
The **businessman** wants to be successful, and nothing else. Do as little work as possible for as much as possible, and that usually means *not* playing fair. They're the FAANGs sucking the wagie's blood.
When people complain about "capitalism", they're complaining about what businessmen have done to it.
I first thought about this because of a Unity runtime fee video that compared it to feudalism--you know, the lord-based economic system where Coconut Island is the default. I'd link to it if I remembered what video it was.
note15u7fewz3l267c4l60c7kn96yaankqka4deevqhfn3fj02my2934quq8vt9