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Can someone please explain why anyone would want to live under socialism?

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TheOrionbeltseeker · 36-40, M
When we select a government, it's a mutual sta ding between the government and the people that it would come to the support of people via the taxes of people.

Now, there are 2 theories which lead to capitalism and socialism.


First get your basic necessities fulfilled and once they are, then you automatically would search for something new on yourself and you would be creative to the environment but not in a harmful way.

Second, don't give any help to anyone, just tell the people to vote and people will themselves fight against them for food, water and everything. It will bring a competetive atmosphere which will lead society to develop faster than usual.

Please note that the second method leads to selfishness which means more greed for becoming more rich and thus eventually using all the right, wrong ways to be rich, the best at the cost of environment or anything.

You want to build Skywalk from US to Europe connecting people and faster way for commuting, you would just think about profit because you are hungry for money.


On the other hand, for a socialist, he will consider the factors like how it is going to hurt the environment and all as he is not greedy because he knows even if the passage is built, he won't earn anything so he would give due respect to everything like the number of trees that need to be removed, if that is good for the people on mass scale.

On the other hand, a capitalist will only need one thing, how much is the inflow of the money
StrictSouthernHOH · 46-50, M
@TheOrionbeltseeker That is why socialism cannot succeed.
TheOrionbeltseeker · 36-40, M
@StrictSouthernHOH Perhaps you are right. Success has different meanings though. For some, breathing the fresh air is success, for some,breathing filtered air via machines is success.

For some, living in natural environment is success and for others, living in a temperature regulated mode is success.

You yourself can decide which success do you want. I want to have natural fresh air and I want to have my temperature regulated but with no harm to the environment.
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TheOrionbeltseeker · 36-40, M
@JAYS21 They have their mining activities, stone cutting activities going on there
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StrictSouthernHOH · 46-50, M
@TheOrionbeltseeker The simple fact is that an economic system that punishes success is destined to fail. It might take 20, 200 or 2000 years to crash and burn but it is inevitable.