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by waihtis 924 days ago
A classic case of theory vs reality. Some things that look good on paper in a limited scope are devastating when used in more complex contexts. See also: communism and all it's other variants.
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Communism only looks good on paper if you know nothing about human behavior.

Georgism aims to take the best aspects of capitalism (market-driven optimization) while restraining some of its worst qualities (speculative bubbles driving higher prices and rents which in turn strangle the economy).

> Communism only looks good on paper if you know nothing about human behavior.

Yet even HN is full of people dreaming of the proletariat revolution