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ford • today at 2:22 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Capitalism isn't the most palatable economic system, it's the one that best matches the reality of nature (competition)

I think the vast majority of the rich are greedy bastards, but IMO being rich does not imply greedy bastard 100% of the time.


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goatlover • today at 4:44 PM

Arguably humans cooperate even more than they compete. Examples of cooperation are easy to find throughout nature. So is parasitism, but humans generally find that loathsome as a human activity.

The argument from nature is a fallacy. Just because something is doesn't mean it ought to be.

gilrain • today at 2:28 PM

> it's the one that best matches the reality of nature (competition)

This doesn't seem right: it doesn't match the history of reality, in which capitalism has repeatedly stymied rather than fostered competition.