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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 03:25:11 JST Aral Balkan

   I don’t know who needs to hear this but “more capitalism, harder” isn’t going to fix the problems created by capitalism.

   • ScienceCommunicator (sciencecommunicator@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 16:54:15 JST ScienceCommunicator

     in reply to

     • Gerry McGovern

     @aral @gerrymcgovern

     "Capitalism" is no more the fundamental problem than are religions. For example, a religion could be founded on the idea that #God was a pacifist, but, the folk that harbour violent attitudes wouldn't (want to) believe in that God.

     #Capitalism is *only* an economic model (nothing more). That model can be 'tweaked" to serve the majority, or for example, a minority of billionaire capitalists. If the model is tweaked towards social welfare, it looks more like #socialism

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 16:54:15 JST Aral Balkan

     in reply to

     • Gerry McGovern
     • ScienceCommunicator

     @ScienceCommunicator @gerrymcgovern You’re correct that capitalism is as much a fundamental problem as religions. One of the existential threats facing our species is that we have 21st century technology driven by 1st century thinking.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 17:28:05 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Gerry McGovern
     • ScienceCommunicator

     @ScienceCommunicator @gerrymcgovern Indeed. It’s called a retort.

   • ScienceCommunicator (sciencecommunicator@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 17:28:06 JST ScienceCommunicator

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     • Gerry McGovern

     @aral @gerrymcgovern

     Perhaps you were tired or something because you misread my reply. I did not 'say' what you said l "correctly" said.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 17:40:11 JST Aral Balkan

     in reply to

     • Gerry McGovern
     • ScienceCommunicator

     @ScienceCommunicator @gerrymcgovern Good god you’re dreary. Chill, fam, there’s no conspiracy. It was a retort. As a rhetorical device I deliberately misrepresented what you said to make my point. Does rather take all the fun out of it if you have to explain the joke.

     You may leave now.

   • ScienceCommunicator (sciencecommunicator@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 17:40:12 JST ScienceCommunicator

     in reply to

     • Gerry McGovern

     @aral @gerrymcgovern

     I call it either a mistake or a lie. I didn't write, what you implied l "correctly" wrote. So, mistake? Or intentionally misleading! (Attempted deception or misread)