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Re:iPhone maker Wistron quits, saying Apple didn't let it ma... by chongli on Monday May 22, 2023 @07:13PM (#36037898)
No, mercantilist and imperialist societies (Roman Empire, British Empire) did this long before the modern era of private capital. Capitalism is just another in a long line of systems under which wealth and power concentrates into the hands of a few and the many are disadvantaged. The only new thing here is the degree to which technology can extend lines of communication and trade.
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Re:iPhone maker Wistron quits, saying Apple didn't let it ma... by slg on Monday May 22, 2023 @08:05PM (#36038294)
Except mercantilist and imperialist societies got their way through violence. They didn't really have "business partners" to squeeze in a modern sense. They had subjects they would steal from and oppress. Capitalism was supposed to be different. Apple notably doesn't have a standing army bigger than the US like the East India Company did in relation to England. If the results end up looking similar, that is a huge indictment of the system.
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Re:iPhone maker Wistron quits, saying Apple didn't let it ma... by shreyshnaccount on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @05:24AM (#36041851)
It's cheaper without having a standing army. I wouldn't say that capitalism is another system, i would just say it's an evolution of imperialistic society that reached the equilibrium of most profit and least resistance from the people
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Re:iPhone maker Wistron quits, saying Apple didn't let it ma... by water554 on Monday May 22, 2023 @07:57PM (#36038225)
What do you suggest as an alternative to our imperfect capitalism?
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Re:iPhone maker Wistron quits, saying Apple didn't let it ma... by pstuart on Monday May 22, 2023 @09:04PM (#36038611)
Star Trek
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Re:iPhone maker Wistron quits, saying Apple didn't let it ma... by Forbo on Monday May 22, 2023 @10:30PM (#36039111)
I too look forward to the post scarcity society that replicators would enable, but until then we as a species really need to learn to rein it in before we consume ourselves into a corner we can't get out of.
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