@Radical_EgoCom@kolektiva.social

OK, so we agree that greed, empathy, cooperation and solidarity are basic aspects of human nature. I take it that you'd also accept other indelible impulses such as competitiveness, ingenuity, industriousness, the search for prestige and the desire to be recognised as unique and admired by others. Right?

> _“Capitalist systems create incentives for greed and selfish behavior, as the accumulation of wealth is seen as the ultimate goal”_

Maybe. But, how does the opposite of #capitalism (ie, the abolition of private property, private enterprise and free markets) create incentives for empathy, solidarity or cooperation — when people are more homogeneous, don't own anything that they could give away, and are forced to cooperate just because they don't own a thing? There would be less empathy in a perfectly egalitarian society. Mandatory solidarity is an oxymoron.

Also, if you believe that, you would have to agree that the abolition of private property, private enterprise and free markets would destroy incentives for competitiveness, ingenuity and industriousness. Aren't those valuable and useful aspects of human nature, too? How would we do with much less of that? Why are you so sure that the result would be a net positive?