Capitalism makes sure all deed are done with maximum misery. Sell as high as possible. Buy as low as possible. Haggle until you tire. Work until you can no more. Those are the affordances of the system. To enjoy yourself and the time you’re given on this earth needs resistance. You need to resist. You need to resist the temptation to exploit yourself and your fellow humans. Resist and enjoy what little time you have left.
@kensanata
Actually, I think that happens only if your goal is to maximize your profits.
If you have a certain level of money, at which you can say "that's enough, I don't need more", then the game changes.
Now it matters how much you value your free time. Is an hour your free time worth more than earning additional 5$ ? 10$ ? 100$ ?
@Wolf480pl @kensanata if you value anything over profits, that’s not any form of capitalism I’ve ever seen in the wild.
@Wolf480pl @kensanata gotcha.
The problem with capitalism is that the people that have this wrong with them can concentrate power until they can inflict that wrong on the rest of us.
@jjg @kensanata
Well, I didn't look at it that way.
I looked at it from a "what living in the middle of capitalism encourage you to do" perspective.
But if someone treats capitalism as your personal way of living and the highest value in your life then... something is wrong with that person.
It's like saying that static type checking is the most important principle in your life.
Or that the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics is the most important principle in your life.