terminology: "capitalism" versus "commerce"

Posted May 30, 2025 22:21 UTC (Fri) by jverce (subscriber, #170539)
In reply to: terminology: "capitalism" versus "commerce" by taladar
Parent article: Cory Doctorow on how we lost the internet

Quite the contrary. Countries with freer markets improve their citizens with better quality of life.

https://capx.co/the-compelling-case-for-increased-economi...

terminology: "capitalism" versus "commerce"

Posted May 31, 2025 9:14 UTC (Sat) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

Haven't read the article, but given the shenanigans with aid and all sorts of stuff, how much of that is "free market for rich countries, exploitation for the poor".

Never confuse cause and effect. I strongly suspect that wealth leads to power leads to free markets, not the other way round.

Just look at pretty much any empire you care to name. It's all about using their wealth to provide a security force (army) to protect their trade routes - to *their* advantage, not the other side ...

Cheers,
Wol