London's Burning

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by Brianna

That's funny. I was thinking the same thing about capitalism.

Nothing lasts forever - not even economic systems.

the second law of thermodynamics proves it.

Good riddance to capitalism!

No, the Second Law does not. That's because money is not heat, it is a method of keeping score.

Capitalism accords with what human beings naturally do in exchanges and deal-making, absent -- and this is crucial -- governmental interference in transactions. To eliminate capitalism, you must first eliminate human beings.

The Socialists, Communist and Fascist together, took a fair poke at that, and racked up 120M peacetime deaths. Not something remotely necessary from a capitalistic viewpoint -- or any other genuinely good or human viewpoint. Inherently necessary, in Socialism.

I grasp this. Brianna, had you the same understanding, you would not have written that shameful, Godawful post.

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

No, the Second Law does not. That's because money is not heat, it is a method of keeping score.

No, the second law is about entropy. Pay attention.

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

To eliminate capitalism, you must first eliminate human beings.

I'm ok with that.

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

The Socialists, Communist and Fascist together, took a fair poke at that, and racked up 120M peacetime deaths. Not something remotely necessary from a capitalistic viewpoint --

Capitalists have killed just as many people - only they do it more personally. Like via withholding goods and services to individuals.

a Capitalist will look you in the eye as they tell you you won't be getting that life saving surgery after all.

I stand by what I said. Capitalism will fail - just like every system fails sooner or later.

[SamIam]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

No, the Second Law does not. That's because money is not heat, it is a method of keeping score.

Yeah, but what about Maxwell's demon?

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

I grasp this. Brianna, had you the same understanding, you would not have written that shameful, Godawful post.

Leaving out Maxwell's demon is such an egregious error that it leaves you little credibility to be correcting someone else. I suggest that the next time you feel a need to comment on any possible disturbance in London, you get your information straight from the source - Dana.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

To eliminate capitalism, you must first eliminate human beings.

He has now insulted the Ferengi. A stereotypical ultra-capitalist society only motivated by profit. They cannot exist without Huuumans?

UG is too terrestrial. He needs to spend more time out of this world.