Karl Marx understood capitalism more than most capitalists

If you want some more modern/digestible takes on capitalism I’d look into Robert Reich I think he even has a documentary on Netflix

kapital is much more a critique of then-prominent political economy and a***ysis of generalised commodity production rather than a manifesto towards one system or another

it’s kind of ludicrous even ignoring Marx there’s centuries of bourgeois economists who have already had this debate and it’s been debunked and rehashed and debated 200 years ago

Genuine question tho why would you not be interested in the ideas of people who considered this flaw and a***yzed the system most thoroughly for over a century already

Its not that im not interested i just dont have time for all that rn

one thing I hate about capitalism, at least within the structure of work, is that the goal is always maximize profits and minimize expenses. that means if they can get a guy who can do 3 different jobs and pay him as if he was doing one, they will do that especially if that said employee doesn't push back on it.

profits over people at all costs

Yea this is why i believe the stock market should be abolished

the system creates a people with no empathy and no real morals. business is just business.

what youre describing existed, it was called socialism. every middle class person has this moment youre having where you realize the system doesn't work, the correct thing to do is to take it seriously and overthrow the system.

you have time to post on ktt, you have time to read

but u had time to make a thread and be like “Gee why aren’t more people talking about this”

My brother in capital, the people are talking

also bro

“This topic deserves a book” + “I can’t read” =

Isnt this what they do in europe? I think that mentality would do well for americans, too bad most americans seem to be too selfish and racist to care

no country in Europe is socialist man they just have a larger social safety net and better regulation. They’re all capitalist. US should definitely emulate them more tho

no need to koolaid ded everybody starts somewhere with basic questions

Don’t they got that socialism s*** in europe

You’re right I don’t mean it maliciously I appreciate OP’s curiosity

banana nazi is a usaid shill he dont care bout none of this

Ill look into some videos on this stuff since im interested, although its kinda sad cus regardless of what i discover nothing will likely change

I have told multiple ppl i want to join antifa so i think im on the right track as far as becoming a revolutionary goes

anyway OP you seem genuinely smart so I will take your op seriously. you have stumbled upon a marxist concept called "the reserve army of labor", its an old as dirt critique of one of capitalism's basic internal contradictions which drive it toward crisis and yes, Marx and Engels wrote about it a lot.

this why people were telling you to read Capital, it comes up in chapter 25.