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• aodhsishaj@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No worries! I’m just trying to clarify.

  I also think you’re referencing an older ideation of capitalism. I think what you’re talking about is just commerce.

  Check out that NPR article I posted earlier. People are changing the meaning of capitalism and it’s helping them justify not taxing billionaires.

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  • DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, the terminology around this kinda sucks. I always have an issue with whether I should call it capitalism or not when I mean a heavily regulated version of it, including some social policies.

    I just don’t know a better word for it and it is difficult to concisely express what I mean without saying capitalism and hoping people figure out what I mean from context.

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    • aodhsishaj@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I just use commerce or trade now. I found a good little blurb about it on medium.

      medium.com/…/commerce-vs-capitalism-why-ethical-b…

      Also, this book had some good points that spoke to me.

      www.freeradbooks.com/home/commercenotcapitalism

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      • DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I immediately dislike calling it commerce for 3 reasons:

        1. Most people will not know what I mean so I will have to explain every time
        2. Commerce is an existing word that means something different so it will still be confusing in a different direction
        3. I, on principle, don’t like abandoning words because some dumb group(s) appropriates them and tries to change their meaning

        I think I will try saying “regulated capitalism” from now on and see if it is better.

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