But it’s because I know how much better things could be if humans could simply work together.
Yes, this is what socialism is going to achieve! Hop on board. If you know things could be better and this current system incentivizes destructive competition rather than working together, wouldn’t it make sense to think that a system that incentivizes cooperation leads to more cooperation as a default?
I’ve seen, in times of great crisis, people work together and help each other out even without being prompted or rewarded. But when the system is working normally, when people are going about their day-to-day, they might ignore a stranger in need or participate in convenient routines like fast food that harm the environment. I’m not arguing for us to be in a great crisis constantly, but it shows that people are hungry for connection and cooperation; it’s just the system that alienates people and ignores consequences caused by its existence. Capitalism isn’t an inevitability just as the divine right of kings wasn’t.
but I’ve seen time and time again that that’s not going to happen.
Yes, capitalists make sure to stop cooperation and self-reliance any chance they can get. They bomb and starve the solution to convince people that the solution doesn’t exist or isn’t viable. This doesn’t make socialism less of a solution.
Yes, this is what socialism is going to achieve! Hop on board. If you know things could be better and this current system incentivizes destructive competition rather than working together, wouldn’t it make sense to think that a system that incentivizes cooperation leads to more cooperation as a default?
I’ve seen, in times of great crisis, people work together and help each other out even without being prompted or rewarded. But when the system is working normally, when people are going about their day-to-day, they might ignore a stranger in need or participate in convenient routines like fast food that harm the environment. I’m not arguing for us to be in a great crisis constantly, but it shows that people are hungry for connection and cooperation; it’s just the system that alienates people and ignores consequences caused by its existence. Capitalism isn’t an inevitability just as the divine right of kings wasn’t.
Yes, capitalists make sure to stop cooperation and self-reliance any chance they can get. They bomb and starve the solution to convince people that the solution doesn’t exist or isn’t viable. This doesn’t make socialism less of a solution.