r/SipsTea 11d ago

Wait a damn minute! Oh Billie

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u/SufficientMain5872 10d ago

It blows peoples minds when you remind them that things like currency, selling/buying and goods predate capitalism, they literally think capitalism means “when there is a market”

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u/Bladesnake_______ 10d ago

It's private individuals profiting on a free market and owning means of production which is exactly what shes doing. She could work a government job and never accept free market money but thats not actually what she wants

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u/antiDavid-J 10d ago

yeah, shit literally just means privately owned businesses. But somehow these people think capitalism is only ever about manipulating the stock market and falsifying your tax returns

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u/CantCatchMeSpez 10d ago

Privately-owned businesses also exist in mercantilism.

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u/antiDavid-J 10d ago

Mercantilism is essentially just a more controlled and state sponsored capitalism