Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Capitalism is a Pyramid Scheme

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Capitalism is a Pyramid Scheme:

The labour of those lower on the pyramid enriches the ones towards the top. To stay stable, the economy has to draw in more and more resources - colonizing new continents, workforces, and aspects of daily life. The resulting inequalities can only be maintained by ever-escalating force.

We're encouraged to compete against each other to improve our positions on an individual basis. But there's not enough space at the top for all of us, no matter how hard we work - and no pyramid scheme can go on expanding forever. Sooner or later it's bound to crash: global warming and recession are just the first warning signs. Instead of going down with the Pharaohs, let's join forces to establish another way of life. 

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