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Comment by lbrito

2 months ago

Peak, peak HN.

"I am rich and yet find it to be unfulfilling and not the ultimate goal of human existence"

and yet,

"I am a big fan of capitalism" and repeat wholesale its most puerile, naive ideological propaganda mantras (see his about page) which are meant to justify _exactly_ that.

Bud, seems like you have some more thinking to do if you think those two positions are perfectly congruent.

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trane_project  2 months ago

The company got nearly 2B of dollars in investment, was acquired for half the price, and the founders somehow managed to make a profit. No wonder he's a fan. Which other system would allocate resources so effectively?

ben_w  2 months ago

Given that this forum is the news/blog discussion forum attached to a startup accelerator and VC fund, what I find pleasantly remarkable — and I mean this sincerely — is how open people here are to the idea that capitalism might possibly not be perfect.

If I had not seen this forum for myself, and only read about it second-hand, I would have assumed that most here would indeed think they are "perfectly congruent" (which itself is a much starker position than simply "being a fan").

  • defrost  2 months ago

    'Capitalism' is a broad umbrella - the G20 countries are capitalist to varying degrees with a variety of emphasis and regulation.

    'American Capitalism' isn't a peak form for delivering life expectancy, broad health outcomes, general happiness, and other measures on global indexes.

  • riku_iki  2 months ago

    > how open people here are to the idea that capitalism might possibly not be perfect.

    is this something very unique? I think it is popular sentiment that capitalists corrupt society in many ways.

missedthecue  2 months ago

I am a fan of capitalism because, as a former poor person, I think it's the best system for poor people. Not because I think it will eliminate the existential woes of the affluent.