The thing is that capitalism is incredibly INEFFICIENT in providing value to society. In a planned economy you could (theoretically) have rational though to maximize benefit for all - in capitalism it’s just grow grow grow. That is why we’re digging so many superfluous ditches. How many roads, how many ditches could be spared if we just build less idiotic sprawling suburbs? If we had a rational, democratic and semi-planned economy?
There is this study that we’d only need 30% of the energy and resources we currently use to provide decent standards of living for every single person on earth.
Of course you’re right, just “doing socialism” won’t get us there easily either.
The thing is that capitalism is incredibly INEFFICIENT in providing value to society. In a planned economy you could (theoretically) have rational though to maximize benefit for all - in capitalism it’s just grow grow grow. That is why we’re digging so many superfluous ditches. How many roads, how many ditches could be spared if we just build less idiotic sprawling suburbs? If we had a rational, democratic and semi-planned economy?
There is this study that we’d only need 30% of the energy and resources we currently use to provide decent standards of living for every single person on earth.
Of course you’re right, just “doing socialism” won’t get us there easily either.