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Hey tech billionaires, if you want to talk about radical change, let’s abolish venture capitalism
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this post was submitted on 01 Nov 2023
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The Capitalists sure did make an enemy out of anything remotely communist. I think it’s been several years in a row now Nordic countries have been rated the happiest in the world. They don’t practice traditional capitalism either (heavily regulated capitalism with a strong social safety net), one could argue they’re on to something
What the hell are you talking about. The nordic countries constantly rate as one of the most economically free countries in the world. Capitalism is everywhere in the nordic countries, but it's also used to support comprehensive welfare state.
And yes, I come from the "happiest country in the world" so I guess I can literally see that we are quite capitalistic.
When the Capitalists enslave your country and remove your safety nets and healthcare, tell them youre a capitalist lol
Are these Capitalists in the room right now?
They're in my government right now.
Nope, they’re gangbangin your mom
Who are these special "capitalists" you are referring to? Majority of Finnish citizens and literally every major political party here?
The Billionaires. They’re already coming for NHS, you think you’re not next?
No lol. Also the Finnish health care system is already heavily a mix of public and private sectors because of how our social security system and occupational health care system works.
I've had so many debates with people who say "socialism is a success, it works in Scandinavia".
And I'm like, when have the Scandinavian and Nordic countries ever been socialist?
Those countries are capitalist. Research the Nordic Model.
Those studies tend to be heavily Euro-centric.
Some of the happiest countries on earth are in East Asia. Bhutan, in particular, is the happiest country you've never heard about. Vietnam and Singapore also tend to rate very high. Bolivia also tends to punch well above its weight class.
But it should be noted that the Nordic states have historically been very far removed from war. With the Ukraine/Russia conflict, Fins are significantly more unhappy than they've been in prior generations. I don't think you can blame that on their domestic policy or their economic model. As more refugees are forced through Europe in an effort to flee conflicts in Armenia and police crackdowns in Hungary and industrial sabotage through the Baltic Sea, happiness in the region is plummeting.
TIL Nordic countries are not capitalist :o