Capitalism Critique

Discussions center on blaming capitalism for short-termism, greed, exploitation, and perverse incentives in business and tech, while some defend it as a feature of human self-interest or efficient capital allocation.

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pnutjam Oct 18, 2017 View on HN

That's a feature of capitalism, not a bug. Can't leave money on the table.

marginalia_nu Jul 8, 2025 View on HN

How is capitalism causing this?

shawnz Mar 22, 2019 View on HN

More like, capitalism is just a symptom of the root "problem" that humans are fundamentally self-interested

rblion Sep 6, 2019 View on HN

capitalism encourages this type of behavior. does it not?

jokoon Sep 4, 2023 View on HN

you just explained why capitalism is problematic: always short term

dieterrams2 Oct 26, 2019 View on HN

You’re crediting capitalism with solving the very problems it created.

charlesdm Sep 20, 2016 View on HN

One of the "problems" of capitalism. Excessive capital accumulation past a certain point. What makes the system great, is also one of its fatal flaws.

theredbox May 2, 2020 View on HN

The problem inherently lies in capitalism. If you dont do it someone else definitely will.

coldpie Jun 9, 2023 View on HN

It's not greed, it's capitalism. This is the system working as it's intended.

walto2 Nov 3, 2020 View on HN

Sadly though, capitalism has a way of turning everything into a perverse incentive.