ripstep1 t1_iu3517w wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:11 AM

Reply to comment by NoGround in BlackRock HQ in NYC stormed with pitchforks. by helloworld_141

Yeah nothing in that video was particularly concerning to me. Your comment gives me a distinct “capitalism = bad” energy

Tunto_Bungus t1_iu3r9qe wrote on October 28, 2022 at 10:13 AM

When was capitalism ever good...?

sleeptrain123 t1_iu46r9l wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:54 PM

Perhaps by raising the living standards of billions of people?

ripstep1 t1_iu4acuf wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:22 PM

Since forever? You are posting on a website which is a pure capitalist endeavor in the first place.

NoGround t1_iu5hqo3 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:19 PM

It does nothing of the sort. It is literally a link to a video about what BlackRock is and blunt statement telling you to go look it up yourself since your tone is the opposite of someone who will be convinced of any facts thrown in your face. I have no desire to talk with someone with a tone like that, since it is a waste of time and energy. If you are interested, you will look it up on your own.

Every system has its good and bad sides. Capitalism, like every other system that strives to reach an ideal, needs checks and balances in order to not become a rampant cancer of itself due to human intervention.