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by rpmisms 1483 days ago
Capitalism is less naive in that it does not assume good faith. That's a huge difference.
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Instead, it naively assumes rationality
It does not assume rationality. Rather, the assumption is that rational behaviour is of your advantage, which is in my opinion a very sensible assumption.
I would say it aligns rationality and responsibility. You want to spend your own money badly? Fine. You just don't get to spend everyone's money badly.