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Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by saubeidl on Monday December 22, 2025 @02:45PM (#46358061)
That is nothing but an ideological statement without any evidence, one that is being disproven as we speak.

Free market economics haven't worked out great for the vast majority of people.

Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by mopsi on Monday December 22, 2025 @04:47PM (#46359539)
Go ahead, plan my Christmas Eve. What time I wake up, what time I leave the house, which routes I take, what things I buy. Assign the kWhs of electricity and liters of water and fuel that I'll use up, plan ingredients for my meals of the day.

The belief that a central "digital planning engine" could plan the lives of an entire society is an incredibly naive idea from early cybernetics. This doesn't work even in small thought experiments because of information limits. No central system can access all the local knowledge and constantly changing circumstances.

Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by nradov on Monday December 22, 2025 @08:13PM (#46361282)
Free market economics is working great for the vast majority of people. Median living standards in capitalism countries are higher than ever. Regardless of ideology the data is quite clear on this point.
Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by krainboltgreene on Monday December 22, 2025 @09:48PM (#46361871)
Where are you getting this data? Does it include the USSR and China? I bet it does.