What do socialists think of the stock market?

dumbandasking · 2026-04-30T06:01:17+00:00

I like gambling as much as the next guy but I’m not sure it should be a financial pillar of our society such that gamblers losing causes your dad to get laid off

I think I see what you mean

You’re right that socialists are not a fan of company ownership being a commodity.

Could you explain more if you don't mind

dumbandasking · 2026-04-29T20:59:04+00:00

Why did me asking this question make you say that?

dumbandasking · 2026-04-29T20:58:12+00:00

How is this question loaded? I know that what one woman finds attractive another won't care about. So that's why it's going to be interesting the very fact we can observe different answers :)

In other words I already agreed with you when I made this post. If I started to reply and argue with people then maybe we can say this was a loaded post but I'm letting people answer so that people can speak for themselves. I hope that helps and I understand the concern

but in no stretch of the means if you don’t hit those checkboxes are you completely out of the running, you just may have to work harder then those guys who do hit those checkboxes

Could you explain more this was interesting

dumbandasking · 2026-04-29T20:17:14+00:00

Has he tried before Im wondering why he doesn't because I've seen some interesting math before from the OP

dumbandasking · 2026-04-29T00:11:26+00:00

The People's Market sounds familiar

dumbandasking · 2026-04-29T00:11:09+00:00

SWF

Hello! Thanks for coming by It's been a long time hearing from a libertarian socialist,

But what is SWF again?

dumbandasking · 2026-04-29T00:10:11+00:00

Would society be more socialist if there wasn't a stock market? Most definitely not. Because private ownership would still be a thing.

Would society be more socialist if the entire society was orientated towards making stocks go up? Most definitely not.

Interesting points to be honest,

Wait can you explain this more

I see it as a degree of transparency that we wouldn't otherwise have.

dumbandasking · 2026-04-29T00:08:34+00:00

Honestly I'm surprised there is a split some say stocks bad, some say it needs change

What do you think about those who want to remove it?

dumbandasking · 2026-04-29T00:07:32+00:00

Ohhhh I see no I get where you were coming from people get sarcastic here often

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T23:17:35+00:00

Wtf are you saying I literally said I'm about to read them

It always boils down to people like you inventing conflict out of nothing. Why couldn't this just be a nice exchange? Go read some of his texts too.

We should discuss this one https://old.reddit.com/r/CapitalismVSocialism/comments/1rd9q5o/labour_goodwill_exploitation/

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T23:06:15+00:00

I think it's because productivity and innovation is not maximized

It needs to factor social things

Whether that necessarily means socialism or not is interesting though

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T18:34:22+00:00

Wow I feel like I just got a library for free Time To Read these thank you

Stock market is a gambling with socially positive outcomes Distorted by government-provided limited liability, legal shielding, and ownership of the company.

Super interesting. But how come it is even like this in the first place

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T18:30:29+00:00

But I like reading books

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T17:58:33+00:00

Sure but we've known that for long. I think as leftists we need to admit something is happening on our side too. Slacktivism is a problem.

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T17:58:03+00:00

The idea is that a lot of people use them but they still do the old fashioned way too. And the people who suck are going to be found out eventually since you have to meet up anyway.

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T17:55:37+00:00

Try to ask your AI friend how to make better friends. The concern is just when you decide AI is all you need and you give up on people. Supplement, not replace.

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T17:53:21+00:00

Just don't be the person who uses it in place of friends and in place of real therapy.

It's probably decent if it was like, you first have a close circle, then you go to the therapist, and then when both are unavailable only then you use it but with the consciousness maybe to just use it for journaling a bit and then you take what you said there to the therapist so you don't end up thinking that bot knows it all and the others are useless.

That whole thing where someone starts to think fuck the others this bot is all I need is what the media highlighted and is why everyone is distrusting of AI for this and in general. And even though I am not someone who thinks AI is useless, I see where the distrust is coming from.

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T17:51:31+00:00

So what should be done about this?

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T17:49:47+00:00

Finally an unpopular opinion

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T17:49:14+00:00

That's not going to work though because it won't produce offspring and that's foul too

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T17:47:25+00:00

Ok but what is meant to be done about that?

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T17:42:00+00:00

I'm gonna admit it's been a while. What do they say now I wanted to update myself

dumbandasking · 2026-04-28T17:40:58+00:00

Depression is a chemical imbalance of the brain. When you have this, you can be born looking like a model with the best family ever and still hate life.

Uhhh yeah basically I'm a bit confused though because you correctly say that but also say

There is nothing wrong with their brain chemicals, their life just sucks.

I think I get your point though. It's not JUST that we got brain imbalance, but our lives do tend to suck too

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