Re:Milton Friedman: Is Capitalism Humane? (1977) [video]
by Kaze404 on Friday March 06, 2020 @12:10PM
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I've gone to a supermarket before. In fact when I was young I was forced by the system to work as a cashier at one, and to this day, a decade and a half later, I can't think of a worse feeling than sitting 8 hours a day doing absolutely nothing. It was a small town, so there weren't many customers, and all I could think while I looked at the shelves full of useless products was that I'd much rather be doing anything even slightly intellectual stimulating. This was around the time when I started getting into programming, so you can imagine how miserable I was that I couldn't spend that time learning / producing.
It's easy to see this from the perspective of the customer only, but think of how many lives and brilliant minds are being wasted away in the system.
It's easy to see this from the perspective of the customer only, but think of how many lives and brilliant minds are being wasted away in the system.