Capitalism: morally superior? No.

If people really were “shaping their own destiny” in capitalism they would not be working office jobs, pushing paper and counting FRNs, rubles or rupees, working manufacturing jobs assembling cheap shit people don’t want or need except for the capitalist propaganda (called marketing) that makes them think they need it, digging mines and making weapons to kill other human beings. They would be following their PASSIONS, their spirit-inspired path to their greater JOY. Yes, some would do things that look like ordinary work, but life on the planet would be far more extraordinary than it is.

How the rich get richer and why that’s not a problem

Ah, the rich.  They have few worries.  They can pay people to take care of their problems.  They enjoy the finest things. Some people, particularly those on the left, believe that rich people are to blame for the world’s problems. I don’t think they are.  In Copiosis, the will rich get richer, and that’s not a problem.  Here’s … Continue reading How the rich get richer and why that’s not a problem

Money is freedom

I know. That headline contradicts a post I wrote recently.  Here me out.  It’s important. Among most people's dreams is one of being rich.  There’s a reason for this.  When they dream of being rich, people don’t consider the pain in the ass it is actually having millions of dollars.  Riches bring a lot of troubles, including managing the fear … Continue reading Money is freedom