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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by ford on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @09:22AM (#50365932)
Capitalism isn't the most palatable economic system, it's the one that best matches the reality of nature (competition)

I think the vast majority of the rich are greedy bastards, but IMO being rich does not imply greedy bastard 100% of the time.

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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by gilrain on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @09:28AM (#50366001)
> it's the one that best matches the reality of nature (competition)

This doesn't seem right: it doesn't match the history of reality, in which capitalism has repeatedly stymied rather than fostered competition.

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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by goatlover on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:44AM (#50368201)
Arguably humans cooperate even more than they compete. Examples of cooperation are easy to find throughout nature. So is parasitism, but humans generally find that loathsome as a human activity.

The argument from nature is a fallacy. Just because something is doesn't mean it ought to be.

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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by hardbass on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:16PM (#50370215)
Humans also love killing each other enmasse, especially by claiming someone or some group is destroying the good cooperative group.
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