[lliamander]

There is, of course, plenty of evidence for the narrative of capitalism as exploitation.

There is also plenty of evidence for the narrative of capitalism as spontaneous collaboration and growth.

Denying only one or the other of these statements is indicative of one beholden to an ideology.

[danharaj]

> There is also plenty of evidence for the narrative of capitalism as spontaneous collaboration and growth.

There is? Has capitalism developed in any region of the world without the explicit help of a state? Even the birth of capitalism in Europe was facilitated by governments forcibly enclosing land into larger estates.

[sdenton4]

It involves garages and bootstraps, and tends less to mention ivy Alma maters, government subsidies, social connections, or sheer luck.

[WalterSear]

The endgame is the endgame, not the beginning or middle. Ultimately, there is no capitalist mechanism to prevent the sale of the market, or the tragedy of any other commons.