Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous
by tootie on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @09:29AM
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I think that was all intentional. He's not at any point saying this is good or bad. Just that it's uncharted territory and the long-term impact is unknown and not being prepared for.
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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous
by ModernMech on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @09:36AM
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I'm sure it's intentional, but I think it's still strange given the implications. The author is on to something, but I think they need to keep going on this line of thought. If market forces are driving companies to work against the notion of property ownership, and the idea of capitalism is predicated on the notion of property ownership, the current trend doesn't seem tenable.
At what point does capitalism stop being what it is and evolve into something else entirely?