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coke_and_coffee t1_j2aawhh wrote

Reply to comment by probability_of_meme in We have all the resources we need to solve the world's greatest problems, so long as we can rise above our tribal instincts. by IAI_Admin

> They know very well they're better off with lots of starving people around.

This is reductive nonsense. You don’t need these kind of cynical conspiracy theories to explain why wealthy people want to keep their wealth. Ask yourself, why don’t you give all your wealth away to starving kids in Africa? It’s the same dynamic at play.

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coke_and_coffee t1_itsojrn wrote

Reply to comment by VitriolicViolet in The philosophy of Martin Heidegger who argued that the Technological mindset has destroyed our relationship to the world so that Nature is seen as so many resources to exploit. He presents an alternative: a poetic relationship to the world by thelivingphilosophy

> i would argue the blind devotion to capitalism most people show is it self deranged.

I’m talking about the world of philosophy though. Yeah, most laymen have a pretty poor understanding of capitalism and simply support it blindly, but people who study philosophy should know better than to be so rabidly anti-capitalist/anti-liberal.

I think a lot of people get very frustrated at those of us who defend liberalism because it’s just so easy to imagine a world that is better than the one we inhabit. And they’re frustrated that we seem to be “blocking” them from making that fantasy a reality. But the more wizened among us should know to urge great caution in pursuing these fantasies.

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coke_and_coffee t1_itrcux4 wrote

Reply to comment by TheBigCore in The philosophy of Martin Heidegger who argued that the Technological mindset has destroyed our relationship to the world so that Nature is seen as so many resources to exploit. He presents an alternative: a poetic relationship to the world by thelivingphilosophy

I mean, the current admin did just two of the largest infrastructure and clean energy spending bills in history. Hard to say that isn't getting anything useful done...

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coke_and_coffee t1_itrcl48 wrote

Reply to comment by bogmire in The philosophy of Martin Heidegger who argued that the Technological mindset has destroyed our relationship to the world so that Nature is seen as so many resources to exploit. He presents an alternative: a poetic relationship to the world by thelivingphilosophy

This subreddit is really really really anti-capitalist. If you push back even the slightest on any kind of critique related to capitalism here you will get swamped with downvotes.

I would argue that this kind of anti-capitalist mentality is the root of many deranged philosophies.

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