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profit is simply that you make more on a trade than you put into it. Could be marginally more or much more, depending on the situation.

"Profiting off of others' [work, misery, situation]" can certainly be morally questionable. Still, I would argue that any system that imposes restrictions to limit this - because a few folks get to decide on that morality - is far more problematic.

That's not a case you're making but I'm not sure how to limit that (essentially how to prevent ppl from being assholes) without creating a far worse situation.
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BlueDuckBTC 5mo ago đź’¬ 1

I am an anarchist at heart and wish to change people’s ideology and not rely on force from the State. However, my endeavors are met with staunch resistance as I am called a communist and a socialist.

But, if you think about it, if #capitalism met the needs of the majority, there would be no stomach or room for social policies.

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FiddleHodlHomestead 5mo ago đź’¬ 2

I wonder if most of the disagreement is semantic. Many folks use "capitalism" interchangeably with "free trade," so when they hear you coming out strongly against capitalism, they assume you are advocating for central planning.

Do you have an example of a capitalist society? In my view, central banking precludes capitalism, and in fact encourages corporatism - which knocks out most present-day countries from consideration.

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BlueDuckBTC 5mo ago

First paragraph is spot on.

I tend to start out by asking the capitalist if they have a society or time period of “true” capitalism that I can study. None have risen to the question.

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BlueDuckBTC 5mo ago

But I do think that “their” misunderstanding of what free markets are and capitalism is not my fault. If you act like you know something, but clearly have not read anything other than quotes…you deserve some ridicule.