• OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Inventor: invents something Capitalism: rewards him

    Inventor invents something: capitalism has them pay to be an inventor as they are probably a grad student and then sells the patent for a pittance to a corporation they are friendly with

    Inventor invents something or fails and has to try again: communism gives them free Healthcare, education, housing and food.

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      capitalism has them pay to be an inventor

      I live in a capitalist country with free education. Healthcare is free if you cant afford it and is always a percentage of your income otherwise. Housing and food is also free if you cant afford it.

      I have trouble seeing why capitalism is supposedly so bad