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There's this weird strawman version of capitalism used by Marx that many still cling to, and which seems to have completely ruined any discussions around financial incentives.

For some reason it irritates me a lot when people argue about a word, but they have completely different definitions of the word 😅

"Greed" and "capitalism" are not synonymous. Capitalist mechanisms can (and should!) exist without greed as a primary driver. Marx was absolutely correct in calling out capitalism as being easily co-opted by the greedy, but when the word capitalism is used as a stand-in for the word greed, it really just makes the conversation more confusing and difficult.

The word "capitalism" is now broken and useless and IMO people should stop using it, unless they very explicitly define it first.

Humans are greedy by nature and capitalism facilitates unbridled greed.

Any system facilitates unbridled greed. 
Religion, politics and even non profits. Non-profits have created a safe haven from taxes and destroyed the American medical system.

We cannot look at capitalism as a lever for greed. It is just another tool that can facilitate anything you want to accomplish in life.

This is what it means to use a tool. You want virtuous actions at scale? Capitalism can do that. You want to feed the poverty stricken? Capitalism can do that.

Tools should not be blamed because of the user.

Creator of the Corrective Fitness protocol, A Focus in Marketing and Microbiology
Building /nomad-elite a digital nomad resort in Costa Rica

Oh and please explain how capitalism can feed the hungry lol

Sustainable farming economies are a thing, and a lot of the time, well intentioned interventions can damage them in really bad ways (as in Haiti).

Also things like microlending can stimulate impoverished economies.

Before capitalism was feudalism. Serfs worked the land they were born on in exchange for protection. There were strict top down obligations from royalty to lords to the serfs, and very little financial autonomy.

Capitalism allowed for people to own their own tools and sell goods in open markets in a decentralized way.

Why do you see sustainable farming economies as a product of capitalism?

Sustainable farming economies are a thing, and a lot of the time, well intentioned interventions can damage them in really bad ways (as in Haiti).

Also things like microlending can stimulate impoverished economies.
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2010/06/10/127750586/how-foreign-aid-is-hurting-haitian-farmers

1) First, I am sorry you feel "lol" at the end of my sentence there was somehow negative. I think you are reading too fart into that there. I was merely saying that as I forgot to include a request for you to explain that part of things for me in the longer response I had just typed out. I was more laughing at myself for the omission than anything else.

2) I appreciate that you voted for me at the end of CTG but claiming I play the victim is somewhat insulting and also rather negative. I never once claimed that I was a victim during CTG. I actually almost never mention my medical situation on here or to people I do not know personally. During CTG I wanted to explain what I would do with the funds if I was chosen a winner and at that point a little background information was needed to give people the full picture. "Not a builder. Not a doer." is once again rather insulting. I actually moved countries in order to put myself in a better position to be able to deal with my medical needs and expenses.

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I don’t appreciate the ‘lol’ in this conversation. It strikes me as a negative way to ask a sincere question.

This is why I had to unfollow you. I started off feeling for you and your situation during CTG and even used my vote for you at the end but once I started following you regularly I realize you play the victim. Complaining about how things should be. 
Not a builder. Not a doer.

Just please let the rest of us make things. I still think your situation sucks but just let the rest of us make things happen and don’t try and bring everyone else down with you.