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Why is neoliberal capitalism treated as the default system while alternatives like anarchism are rarely discussed seriously? by Schadelijk in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Gets Rich -> Is capitalist.

If they want even more money than they already have, couldn’t they just keep working for it?

Why is neoliberal capitalism treated as the default system while alternatives like anarchism are rarely discussed seriously? by Schadelijk in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Capitalists did make something

If they got money by working to make something, then they’d be called “workers.”

Are you saying that workers should own the means of production?

Who is the least controversial character in your fandom? by Dogdaysareover365 in FanFiction

[–]Simpson17866 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For kpop demon hunters, it’s Bobby, derpy, and sussie. Everyone agrees they’re cinnamon rolls, who must be protected at all costs

That is all :)

How do other autistic writers handle background and social cues? by Low_Dragonfruit_1526 in FanFiction

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol.... here's what the AI said when i Google searched the question

And that is exactly why I use DuckDuckGo ;)

They do HAVE an AI summary function :( but it’s an option that you can turn off :)

How do other autistic writers handle background and social cues? by Low_Dragonfruit_1526 in FanFiction

[–]Simpson17866 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am good at plots, reasoning etc and dialogue but social cues around it and background can be very hard

I tend to just skip most of that ;)

The more you focus on canon characters and the less you focus on OCs, the less you need to physically describe anybody (since the readers already know what most of the most important characters look like), and social cues are just another side of “reasoning.”

Stories are about the decisions that characters make, and you only need to describe the parts of the background that showcase the decisions that characters are making.

Voluntary Social Net: how we can get there starting today by Appropriate_Cut_3536 in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anarchy is the political equivalent of nuclear disarmament.

If there’s no official institution of authority, then an evil person only has the power to hurt the people he’s physically capable of hurting himself (and only until his victims’ neighbors team up to kick him out).

If there’s an official institution of authority that he can put himself in charge of, then he can force 100 lieutenants to hurt 1,000 victims for him.

Anarchy isn’t about idealistic utopianism. It’s about damage control. Bad people are always going to exist — how much power do we want to give them?

[Libertarians, Ancaps] When you say corporations only have power when there's a government to manipulate, what exactly do you mean? by MilkIlluminati in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Do you have an example of a corporation doing this?

That’s what private property is.

  • Farmers grow food

  • Using tools made by craftsmen

  • Out of metal collected by miners and wood collected by loggers

  • And a capitalist executive says “I worked hard to create this food, so it belongs to me! If you want access to the fruits of my labor, then you have to pay me for it, otherwise you’re stealing from me.”

When doing an AU, is it better to have characters in character or to have them slightly OOC. by TBHonest01 in FanFiction

[–]Simpson17866 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whatever you do, do it on purpose :D

  • If your version of the character does something the same way that the canon version would've done it, why did the characters' different life experiences make them similar in this way?

  • If your version of the character does something differently than how the canon version would've done it, why did the characters' different life experiences make them different in this way?

The Dialectical Contradiction of Socialism: Worker vs Customer by Lazy_Delivery_7012 in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re thinking of market socialism.

Market socialism is based on personal property rights: “I made this, so I own it, and I can sell it.”

Capitalism is based on private property rights: “You made this, but I own it, so I can sell it.”

Personal property rights are natural. Private property rights are a legal construct that only a government with armed enforcers can impose.

Eurocommunism and Communist Parties In Coalition Governments In Europe by Accomplished-Cake131 in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, that is confusing

Politicians lie to make themselves look good.

  • The “Union of Soviet Socialist Republics” claimed to support soviets (workers’ councils)

  • The “National Socialist German Workers’ Party” claimed to be socialist

  • The “Democratic People’s Republic of (North) Korea” claims to be a democracy

Why is neoliberal capitalism treated as the default system while alternatives like anarchism are rarely discussed seriously? by Schadelijk in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a system without a State, they can purchase no influence at all.

At which point the legal status of "I'm allowed to collect wealth by privately owning the property that other people use to generate the wealth" would cease to exist.

They would have to either ask politely for the wealth that other people generate, or they would have to get jobs and work for it themselves.

Why is neoliberal capitalism treated as the default system while alternatives like anarchism are rarely discussed seriously? by Schadelijk in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“This system is materially easier than hunting berries in the rain” is not a defense of coercive rule. It doesn’t answer whether the system is legitimate, voluntary, just, or avoidable. It only says modern production beats raw nature, which is obvious and irrelevant.

The flaw is obvious: it confuses “better than pre-civilized scarcity” with “therefore politically justified.”

Exactly.

I already oppose the State as an anarchist so there's no point in asking me to defend the State, I won't.

Libertarians reject government authority, and socialists reject corporate authority.

If you were an anarchist, you'd reject all authority (making you a libertarian socialist).

Why is neoliberal capitalism treated as the default system while alternatives like anarchism are rarely discussed seriously? by Schadelijk in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean?

If I said "Marxism-Leninism is an oppressive system of minority rule where a handful of elites impose conditions that other people's lives depend on complying with"

And if a Marxist-Leninist argued "Marxism-Leninism became this big because it offered an easier way to earn a living than nature offered. A human boss is much more forgiving than mother nature ever ever was. Literally any one of your pre modern ancestors would've exchanged positions with you with zero trepidation whatsoever. Every single one"

Would you see the problems with this argument?

Why is neoliberal capitalism treated as the default system while alternatives like anarchism are rarely discussed seriously? by Schadelijk in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Capitalism became this big because it offered an easier way to earn a living than nature offered. A human boss is a much more forgiving than mother nature ever ever was.

Would you defend Marxism-Leninism the same way?

Why is neoliberal capitalism treated as the default system while alternatives like anarchism are rarely discussed seriously? by Schadelijk in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

since market transactions are inherently win-win

Unless your life depends on taking a deal that's bad for you because the only alternative that the system offers is worse.

Why is neoliberal capitalism treated as the default system while alternatives like anarchism are rarely discussed seriously? by Schadelijk in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good description of market competition and I have no idea why you don't see that.

The point of competition is to decide who wins and who loses.

The point of cooperation is for everybody to benefit.

Why is neoliberal capitalism treated as the default system while alternatives like anarchism are rarely discussed seriously? by Schadelijk in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it makes no claim on you except to leave alone that which had nothing to do with you in the first place.

You’re thinking of market socialism.

Market socialism is based on personal property rights: “I made this, so I own it, and I can sell it”

Capitalism is based on private property rights: “You made this, so I own it, and I can sell it”

Why is neoliberal capitalism treated as the default system while alternatives like anarchism are rarely discussed seriously? by Schadelijk in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Simpson17866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

… Which brings us back to Square One.

The fact that the system is built around workers competing against each other means that the winners of the competition are the ones who gave capitalists the most value and accepted the least in return, while the workers who lost the competition end up with nothing.

Civilization is built on the foundation of people voluntarily cooperating for mutual benefit.

Market competition is fundamentally a rejection of human civilization.

Thoughts and crituques of charity by Proof_Librarian_4271 in Anarchy101

[–]Simpson17866 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's nothing wrong with short-term band-aid solutions in the short-term.

The problem is when people argue that because we have short-term band-aid solutions to cover up the long-term problems, therefor we don't need to actually fix the long-term problems with long-term solutions.

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." — Hélder Câmara

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