I cannot wait for reddit going public, it’s going to generate so much drama, that’s going to be soooo good.

Lemmy instances brace yourself

it was totalitarian, nobody wants a totalitarian state. communism and totalitarianism are different things

why don’t you quote the homeless people in the US and the drug problems of philadelphia, the capitalism of south africa, and saudi arabia?

we disagree, it’s okay.

Programs and format are not research. Nothing new was invented, they’re just alternative to existing things.

Food is rationned, meaning everybody has food, and healthcare is great.

A lot of what china produces goes to exports.

A planned economy is a regulated system.

Capitalism led to a deregulated capitalism, which is mostly under the oversight of capitalists, not by politicians or public interests. I want capitalism to become better regulated again, especially advertising. Do you believe that can happen? I don’t really know.

All am I saying is that under a planned economy, capitalists cannot advertise for products and target the reward systems of the brains of consumers which work short term, not long term.

Production should happen in a regulated system that benefits people on the long term. The production of sodas and taco bells are not in the same priority system compared to maintaining roads, to produce a steady food supply or have healthcare, teachers and a military. Supply and demand requires that you cannot mix everything when it comes to public interests. That’s why planned economies are much much “agile” in a war economy like what the climate is causing.

At least planned economies can centralize and organize how society reduces consumption and carbon, for example if the Chinese governments says “less car more bus”, it happens very quickly and people don’t complain like babies in a SUV like in western countries.

It’s immensely more difficult to do with a capitalist country where advertising is everywhere because consumers are being sold a dream of infinite growth.

Economic ideology has nothing to do with global warming.

Yes it does. Liberal ideology and the push for competition without oversight generate a disorganized chaos where people fend for themselves, without regards for the common interest.

Democracy is short term system, Tocqueville talks about it. Democracy is all fine and dandy when you have abundant energy, but it becomes difficulty where you need to add physical constraints.

As you are writing this comment, is Russia is a communist country?

Regulating capitalism entails limiting capitalist ideology. It’s simple.

Stalin and communism are different things

I’m not advocating for communism, and a political crisis of an authoritarian/totalitarian regime is a different problem from communism. Capitalism has a lot of problems, and I agree that there should be a better in-between to mitigate inequalities. Socialism is soluble in capitalism.

I’m not pro-russia

Those websites are highly capitalistic and never brought any innovation, all technologies related to the internet were researched by public money.

Look into patent trolls. Patents are bad, publicly funded research is always better, but it doesn’t prevent people from spending money to do research, but it doesn’t entitle them for the profits.

I’m not advocating FOR communism, I’m just trying to dispel myths.

Socialism is soluble with capitalism.

you going to manage a 10 acre farm by yourself and eat everything?

you can grow a few vegetables in a garden, but as long as people help you do it, it’s not really personal property

There is a difference between Russia, communism and an authoritarian/totalitarian regime.

Communism is not necessarily authoritarian or totalitarian.

not to defend them, but capitalism is not doing very good recently, so that might give them points

Have you been living under a rock?

What kind of news are you following to be so so surprised about this?