daveB

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Pet the cat (sh.itjust.works)
 
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Adam Smith Economist or Fascist (sh.itjust.works)
 

I was thinking about Adam Smith the other day. He is considered the father of modern economics. Many of his philosophies focus on division of labour and free and open trade. He is also credited with establishing many core ideas included in Capitalism which some view as pure evil and others view as good for everyone.

A few questions:

  1. Does capitalism tend to gravitate towards fascist ideologies?
  2. Is a system that generates wealth intrinsically bad?
  3. Who should oversee the equal distribution of wealth in a society? Who decides what is fair?
  4. Adam Smith, Economist, Capitalist, or Fascist or all of the above?

Hopefully I have phrased things clearly. I realize I’m covering quite a few different topics. I have been recently studying philosophies of fascism to better understand the main ideas they promote.

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More naps (sh.itjust.works)
 
Unhoused people in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] daveB@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Agreed, give people dignity and safety. We all need help sometimes

Why I recommend against Brave. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] daveB@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I just installed Brave on my Ubuntu OS on my laptop to replace Chrome. It is running better than chrome was so far. Is there a way to setup Brave to safeguard against some of things mentioned or should I go with something like DuckDuckGo instead?

What Are Your Thoughts On Tolstoy's Evidence Regarding the "Evil" Of Life Not Being a Result Of "Dellusion Or the Morbid State of Mind"? in c/philosophy@lemmy.world
[–] daveB@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for this reply, quite a bit of information. I do very much appreciate Tolstoy’s insights into the Christian faith and philosophy. Those with a sincere and humble approach gain great insight into life I find.

What Are Your Thoughts On Tolstoy's Evidence Regarding the "Evil" Of Life Not Being a Result Of "Dellusion Or the Morbid State of Mind"? in c/philosophy@lemmy.world
[–] daveB@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Thank you for sharing this. Tolstoy had a beautiful mind and it’s great to hear him wrestle with these ideas. He is on my list of writers to collect so thank you for sharing this. I thought I read somewhere that he found faith in Jesus Christ but I could be mistaken.

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A bad king is a sad thing (sh.itjust.works)
 

I know this is a children’s book but I bought it for me. It seemed very relevant to our present situation.

Cat nap in c/cats@sh.itjust.works
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Cat nap (sh.itjust.works)