Jump to content

How long do you believe capitalism will last?


How long do you believe capitalism will last?  

37 members have voted

  1. 1. How long do you believe capitalism will last?

    • Less than 50 years. We will live to see its end.
      8
    • Between 50 and 200 years. Our grandchildren or great-grandchildren will see its end.
      8
    • Between 200 and 500 years. We're still in the first half of the capitalist age.
      9
    • Between 500 and 1000 years. Capitalism will be around beyond the time of Star Trek.
      2
    • Over 1000 years. Capitalism will still exist when our technology is indistinguishable from magic.
      10


Recommended Posts

Capitalism is such an open ended concept. That being said, as a concept it will never end.

Edric, you need to see Network. You mentioned that soviet russia really had capitalist leanings as far as it's economy was concerned, this was mentioned in the film. I had to mention this because the film is so damn prophetic, even going so far as saying the cold war was a smoke screen, Mind you that this film was made in 76!!! what the heck!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...

You know I just thought of something, If capitalism purely means the handling or manipulating of wealth then, communism would mean the handling of communities or societies that means communism would last ( almost ) forever also, till mankind becomes total savages, in that case 'that' capitalism would die to :D.

This would prove true for communism in an entirely economically self-sufficient state with strict (and probably genetically engineered) succession planning for the super-elite, which of itself violates communist principles of class revolution. The difference is that communism is a designed system that must impose order on the chaotic human mind. Capitalism is an organic and adaptive, Darwinist system that fosters evolutionary improvement of itself. An analogy would be the ongoing resistance of clones to parasites compared to a free-breeding species.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The human mind is not all that chaotic. According to Maslow's Theory of the Hierachy of Needs, order and stasis are rather important to human beings. The adaptation to societal currents is managed by planners, who are not necessarily super-elite (think of it as doing what you're good at as community service, if that helps). The planners do gather input from the population, since democracy is a characteristic of Communism.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I don't think people are sufficiently reliable or politically adept to faithfully administer such a system indefinitely. The self-sufficiency criterion remains. Only in an Orwellian sense is communism sustainable, and that would seem to nullify its intent except as a system built by elites for elites. How long can dictatorships remain benign? Ancient Rome offers some clues.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...