let me rephrase: "i agree it is true in an economic game-theory sense, and also in reality because this is our current economic paradigm"...
that's kind of my point. you say we are commodities and so we ought understand how to best utilise that reality. but i'm saying "is never implies ought". especially if we are discussing the nature of something arbtirary. natural laws (ie gravity) are the only laws which we cannot break or bend (thus we can say they "are" this or that but we cannot say they "ought" be this or that). economic systems are arbitrary systems of laws and have changed and will continue to for the rest of time (ie they "are" in a certain state but can be changed if enough people think they "ought" to - they are subject to value-assessment). so, in your analogy, my position is exactly unlike rejecting the theory of gravity. because gravity and capitalism are apples and oranges
ps fwiw i'm playing somewhat of a devil's advocate here for the sake of curiosity and discussion. i used to hold strong positions on these issues, then i turned 18 or 19 and realised i was actually just opinionated and not educated. if anything i'm offering up the kind of shit i used to believe strongly as a lamb for the slaughter by the (more) educated and informed
Reply With Quote