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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:
    
    Most people will not know what I mean so I will have to explain every time
    
    Commerce is an existing word that means something different so it will still be confusing in a different direction
    
    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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    aodhsishaj@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Understood. Have a good day and thanks for mentioning CGP Grey, haven’t thought about that channel in a while.
    
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