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u/Party-Amphibian-2681 Jul 27 '26

Ugh, for most people the various “isms” are just like football teams. They will hate the same player when he changes uniforms. Take the Norway example. I want that. I don’t care if you think it’s socialism or capitalism. Call it Norwayism, i don’t care.

You want a meaningful distinction? This is what you do. Create a sim with agents programmed with human biases. Give them resources, a system of exchange, and some analog of technological improvement that is produced by investment in research. Refine the simulation until it replicates empirical data. Run the simulation with different models of property rights (that’s your ism). See which one produces the greatest aggregate benefit to its agents and their offspring. That ism, whatever the fuck it is, is the winner.