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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by pfortuny on Monday December 13, 2021 @02:54PM (#29543719)
It is as much capitalism as usury is interest: a false version.
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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by gaganyaan on Monday December 13, 2021 @03:14PM (#29544014)
Given the history of the word, it's exactly the meaning of capitalism:

> Meaning "political/economic system which encourages capitalists" is recorded from 1872, originally used disparagingly by socialists.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/capitalism

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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by AnimalMuppet on Monday December 13, 2021 @03:43PM (#29544373)
There's a difference between "capitalist" and "rentier", though. These people are rentiers, not capitalists.
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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by gaganyaan on Monday December 13, 2021 @04:03PM (#29544619)
I'm not sure what your point is. Rentier capitalism is a subset of capitalism:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rentier_capitalism

But I'm merely pointing out that the original usage of "capitalism" was not a compliment, and certainly included these sorts of practices.

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