capitalism
7 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Aug 11, 2021 by Balaji Srinivasan · across every show →
Everything said about capitalism, oldest first
Aug 11, 2021
Balaji: Markets and elections dominate because American community has eroded
“It's only when there's conflict resolution that you need markets or elections or both. And so, it's not just that, you know, America's about capitalism and democracy. In many ways, that's all that's left. Because a lot of the community that's underpinned Ameri…”
Aug 11, 2021
Balaji Srinivasan: Decentralized network vs centralized state is the defining modern political axis
“The centralized state and the decentralized network, that is the real political acts of the world. That is the, that is, you know, just like capitalism versus communism was the big, big fight of the, you know, 20th century. The network versus the state, the de…”
Sep 15, 2021 positive
Mackey: Capitalism is a force for good that drives human progress
“That capitalism is, is not a force for evil. Capitalism is a force for good. It's helping humanity to progress. And there might be bad actors in capitalism, just like they're bad actors in business or bad doctors, bad lawyers, bad politicians. But in general, …”
Oct 25, 2023 bearish
Oct 25, 2023 negative
Nov 8, 2023 negative
Lonsdale: Many green activist leaders are former Marxists opposing capitalism
“There was a very, very big movement in the seventies and eighties that was very Marxist. And then when Soviet Union fell, A lot of the Marxists became kind of the leaders of the green activists. So I think a lot of their solutions are, let's get rid of capital…”
Nov 8, 2023 positive