Quote from: coins4commies on February 28, 2019, 01:39:16 AM

Its really absurd to contribute every human advancement in the last 500 years to capitalism.

It would be absurd to say that, that's why I didn't: it was a point of reference to a different time----don't try to change my words to fit your argument

Quote from: coins4commies on February 28, 2019, 01:39:16 AM

Are you sure they would have never happened without capitalism?

Not sure whether they would have or not but they didn't.

Could they not happen in a communist world?

-------Maybe

Science is unique to capitalism?

Never said that

Quote from: _Miracle on February 27, 2019, 10:45:22 PM

Capitalism has created this---in fact not theory.
It has been a bottom up creation of opportunity for the individual human being.
Bezos didn't start out as a billionaire--- he sold books out of his garage.

----that's what I said

Quote from: coins4commies on February 28, 2019, 01:39:16 AM

Its complete capitalist dogma. Bezos didn't become a billionaire by selling books out of his garage...Those would have been some expensive books...It is not possible to become a billionaire from your own labor.

Ok

Quote from: _Miracle on February 27, 2019, 10:45:22 PM

Socialism doesn't work because of human nature, maybe in small scale ventures, for a time, until: two legs good four legs baaaaa'aad.
Even if we adopted socialism world wide tomorrow, people might feel better for a couple generations and then?

If we're going to fantasize about a utopian society, why not aim for the Star Trek model?
No one is ever scrambling for change for a cup of coffee or worried about whether to pay for their electricity or food.

Quote from: coins4commies on February 28, 2019, 01:39:16 AM

We are aiming for the star trek model. Thats communism. Socialism is what gets us there.

HuffPost
"The United Federation of Planets in Star Trek is mostly libertarian-socialist, post-scarcity economy."
Not sure I agree with HuffPost's analogy but it isn't a social structure that we are currently living anywhere.

I agree with "post-scarcity economy"