This is such a chaotic thread

Quote Originally Posted by Oberon View Post
About economic systems. One question I’ve always asked myself I s - what comes next after capitalism? It’s almosy certainly an economic system we’ve never heard of... maybe 3D printing and increasing automation will bring it about. If everyone can produce, maybe companies will become sort of obsolete and everyone will just be self-employed. Perhaps the new economy will be based around the ownership of natural resources or of land or artificially intelligent systems (and AI research, ofc).

This is a very basic and probably naive assumption, but it’s nteresting to think about.
I strongly doubt the next economic system involves obsolecence of companies: they have too much power. The only way I see this happening (and even then, it's highly unlikely) is if there is a massive worldwide uprising against them.
Quote Originally Posted by Oberon View Post
About socialism. I actually (personally) have no issues with socialism as long as I myself don’t have to participate in it. For instance I have absolutely no problem with Jewish kibbutzim because they’re free associations; the people in them *want* to be in them. And they don’t want to extend it to anyone else. I would never do that myself, but hey if it works for you, go for it, man. Live and let live.
The idea of socialism is literally to extend it to everyone, though. Else, it becomes the principle of "capitalist insurance". If everyone were to say "oh, I don't have any disabilities! Why should I pay for people who do?", then the point of having a disability insurance would disappear.
Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all...