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It's pretty much just rent extraction, or even feudalism, which you could argue is the end result of unchecked capitalism.


That seems like a pretty tough argument to make, to be honest.


No, not really. The features that distinguish between feudalism and capitalism are mostly to do with class mobility and hierachies. Capitalism without class mobility is indistinguishable from feudalism. All it takes is a couple of generations of unchecked markets and power accumulates completely in upper classes and we are back to feudalism. You can argue "no, because reasons" (paraphrasing) all you want. Good luck convincing me, though.


> Good luck convincing me, though.

Thanks for the heads-up -- I'll pass.




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