RE: Is basing society around selfishness wise (Adam Smith etc)
October 13, 2020 at 3:20 pm
(This post was last modified: October 13, 2020 at 3:22 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
I reject the premise. ‘Selfishness’ and ‘self-interest’ are not the same thing.
That said, pure capitalism suffers from the same inherent flaw as pure Marxism: it ascribes to both producers and consumers a level of altruism that neither possess.
Boru
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Edit: Gave Lawz a kudos because I’m unable to change his nappy.
That said, pure capitalism suffers from the same inherent flaw as pure Marxism: it ascribes to both producers and consumers a level of altruism that neither possess.
Boru
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Edit: Gave Lawz a kudos because I’m unable to change his nappy.
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