This is actually an older news story, and it does appear as though she recovered from this before her death.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14389544
First, pick what you want to argue. If you think I am wrong in the other thread, reply there. The discussion there is ongoing anyway.
Second of all, everyone agrees it is best for capital to serve all of humanity. The disagreement is about how to best achieve that.
Third, cost cutting without affecting quality of goods is a good thing. If it does compromise quality, buying from companies that don’t is the point. You are describing the system working.
And finally, it is not vibe based. It is rough outlines of probably over a hundred hours of study and thinking crammed into a few paragraphs. If you want details, I recommend starting by reading up on Game Theory, which is a branch of mathematics that models optimal “play” (behavior) given some goals and rules. This will help you evaluate if the people in your system are really forced to work in the best interest of everyone or if they can game your system to enrich themselves. Then look into macroeconomics to get an idea of what the rules are. And remember, laws are not unbreakable rules. Laws work more like: “If you break this law and get caught, this is the penalty”.
If you can build a communist system (or any other really) that truly benefits the people without creating inequality, I see a Nobel price in your future.
Some areas to focus on:
- How do you make local decisions. Investment vs wages vs layoffs etc.
- How do you make investments, creating new companies, investing outside capital into existing ones etc.
- How do you make global decisions, like environmental protection, worker safety, etc.
- How do you enforce your decisions. Police, justice system, etc. Make sure these can’t take over in an authoritarian manner.
I’m purely replying to your comments as they are.
No, you believe Capital should serve Capitalists, otherwise you would democratize production.
Cost cutting does affect quality of goods most of the time.
Your analysis here has absolutely been presented as vibes based.
- Elected planners and democratic councils
- Elected planners and democratic councils
- Elected officials and democratic councils
- Civil servents and administrators democratically accountable
Simple as.
I believe it is not possible to democratize production, that is what is at issue here. If it was possible, I am all for it. Lets continue in the other thread. I want to hear the specifics of how you would be able to run these planners and councils.