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> ...people are going to be greedy and selfish with or without capitalism.

True.

But in capitalism greed is a fetish



It's a double-edged sword. On one edge there's the risk of greed, but it's also unparalleled in incentivizing and rewarding ambition.


Ambition is not necessarily a positive trait.


No, but many things have been invented a lot sooner due to it, than would have been invented otherwise.

Completely laid back cultures advance very slowly.


not a fetish, but rewarding.

Survival of the fittest and the most powerful.




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