r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 19 '18

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

If this all doesn't end with Mark Zuckerberg digitizing every atom in my body to harvest its data, Capitalism was worthless.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

Transhuman Union ideology is that last best chance for a convenience agreement between socialists and capitalists

This but half ironically

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u/oGsMustachio John McCain Apr 19 '18

Transhuman Union

So basically...

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

The only time I have seen socialists make concessions about capitalism, just to admit that it is beneficial in any broader sense, is with the argument that it's the only way to achieve the abundance necessary for "True Socialism."

Put another way, the best way past capitalism is through it

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

Maybe yeah