Then I’m a radical capitalist because regularly I participate in capitalist activities such as purchasing food, renting an apartament, making money off of my services, etc. Hell, I even have my own company which is a sole proprietorship. A business person, that I am!
And here I thought I’m a Marxist. My bad, I guess I should join Peter Thiel’s secret circle of evil!
Well corporatism and capitalism are heavily linked they are not the same thing. Lot of people own their own company it doesn’t make them capitalists. You can have a company which is you mowing lawns but I wouldn’t say you control the means of production. You’re just providing a service. And certainly no one’s dumb enough to think selling your labor makes you a capitalist.
But then what about the corporations that rely on selling labor - outsourcing, software houses, even finance to some extent. Are they not capitalist?
One can argue that it’s the labourers that’s the resource, or it’s the information that’s the resource. But then why labor per-se isn’t? Or knowledge, the expertise.
Is the resource being finite the major factor? But a man can practise in his field only for so long.
Brother you just equated capitalism with the concept of being able to purchase things. You really think you have any grounds to talk about using broad terms? I mean honestly?
Please define capitalist.
One who practices or advocates capitalism.
Then I’m a radical capitalist because regularly I participate in capitalist activities such as purchasing food, renting an apartament, making money off of my services, etc. Hell, I even have my own company which is a sole proprietorship. A business person, that I am!
And here I thought I’m a Marxist. My bad, I guess I should join Peter Thiel’s secret circle of evil!
Well corporatism and capitalism are heavily linked they are not the same thing. Lot of people own their own company it doesn’t make them capitalists. You can have a company which is you mowing lawns but I wouldn’t say you control the means of production. You’re just providing a service. And certainly no one’s dumb enough to think selling your labor makes you a capitalist.
But then what about the corporations that rely on selling labor - outsourcing, software houses, even finance to some extent. Are they not capitalist?
One can argue that it’s the labourers that’s the resource, or it’s the information that’s the resource. But then why labor per-se isn’t? Or knowledge, the expertise.
Is the resource being finite the major factor? But a man can practise in his field only for so long.
What on Earth are you talking about?
None of that is capitalism.
I think the better way to describe yourself is poorly read.
Ah yes, sir I’m never wrong if I’m using some extremely broad terms and explaining them using even broaded terms
Brother you just equated capitalism with the concept of being able to purchase things. You really think you have any grounds to talk about using broad terms? I mean honestly?
I mean fine, I guess I’m just ignorant, why won’t you help me understand the concept in a way that does not rely on me already knowing the concept?
No the problem is you asking the wrong question. I gave you the definition of a capitalist. But what you seem to want is a definition of capitalism.
In the most basic terms capitalism is when private ownership, ie those with the most capital, control the means of production.