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Re:Alexis Ohanian speaks out against “always-on” work culture by Konnstann on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @12:34PM (#19982885)
The problem with a Marxist Utopia is not in the ideas or in the policies, it lies with the simple fact that humans are the ones carrying those policies out. There's a good quote that sums it up: "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely." Some group of people will be in charge, and that group of people will exploit the rest. Communism works great in small groups, but breaks down at the population level.
Re:Alexis Ohanian speaks out against “always-on” work culture by davidwitt415 on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @05:12PM (#19985567)
Fair enough, let's test this conversely:

The problem with a Capitalist Utopia is not in the ideas or in the policies, it lies with the simple fact that humans are the ones carrying those policies out. There's a good quote that sums it up: "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely." Some group of people will be in charge, and that group of people will exploit the rest. Capitalism works great for small groups, but breaks down at the population level.

Works both ways, so you are not actually proving anything with your statement except showing your ideological blind spot.

Re:Alexis Ohanian speaks out against “always-on” work culture by Konnstann on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:33AM (#19991600)
I don't need to prove anything through my statements, every government striving towards Communism has failed miserably several steps beforehand. Separation of power and limits on the influence of individuals is what keeps corruption at bay.

I'm not arguing for unbridled capitalism, nor am I arguing against socialist policies and checks against the formation of oligarchies. I'm arguing that state control of the economy, such as that which comes about when your population is too spread out and large to make decisions in an efficient manner, is inherently flawed and unsustainable.

Re:Alexis Ohanian speaks out against “always-on” work culture by crankylinuxuser on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @03:19PM (#19984516)
You're right that statist communism (the ones from the 50's-90's) is an epic failure that turned dictator fiefdoms (companies) into a dictatorship (country). On the ground floor, there was no discernible individual ownership of society shared.

And countries like the USSR were not only dictatorships, but virulent military dictatorships.