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CamperBob2today at 1:32 AM3 repliesview on HN

Capitalism is in no way a prerequisite for technological development.

Really? Who else builds stuff?


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torben-friistoday at 1:39 AM

>Who else builds stuff?

The Chinese, famously?

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hackyhackytoday at 1:34 AM

> Really? Who else builds stuff?

Said the Christian in pre-Englightenment Europe: "Well, of course Christianity is the one true religion. After all, the whole civilized world is Christian."

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lkeytoday at 1:55 AM

You don't have to demonstrate this kind of ignorance of human history on main. Aren't you embarrassed? Do you value knowledge even a little bit?

When did capitalism begin? How was 'stuff' created and distributed prior to that? How do other, distinct and contemporaneous modes of production create 'stuff'?

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