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In the show "3 Body Problem" (I haven't read the book) the statement was made 'our civilization is no longer capable of solving its own problems'. Would you agree? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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The show's good btw...

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (20 children)

Are you referring to some pre-capitalism economic systems?

Like Feudalism? Greco-Roman slave-based economies? Tribal subsistence economies? Mesopotamian barter-based economies? Ancient Indian caste-based economies?

Seriously, which system are you pointing to that holds answers? I'm not against your position, I just can't imagine what you mean.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Capitalistic Socialism seems the most successful offshoot of Capitalism. Pure Capitalism is killing its social networks, and the fabric of that system’s societies is falling apart.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

It was just the statement that "human society has always been able to solve it's problems" followed by a condemnation of capitalism. So I assumed there was some prior system that worked better for solving problems.

I guess they say Mussolini made the trains run on time. And Egypt's slave economy was stable for thousands of years.

It's like I said, I can't see a prior example that is not meaner and uglier than capitalism, or at least as mean and ugly.

Capitalistic Socialism may indeed be a better path for the future. But I didn't think it could be the original poster's intent.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Oh no. Now we've done it.

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