'Politics' is rarely 'Fun And Happy' anymore. This is a Fun And Happy Thread. ~~~~~~ Please, pretend- just for a moment - your opinion actually makes a big difference and can affect the future. The question being asked is about a 'perfect world' and does not apply to our modern times. In a perfect world would you choose Utopian Competition or Utopian Cooperation? Utopian Competition = Low prices for most products, plus big $$$ rewards for highly competent workers and efficient companies. 'Incompetent' or lazy people are stuck counting on private charity, and / or motivated to improve. (Edit: The small % of "truly needy" people will be cared for, remember this is a 'fun and happy', perfect world) Utopian Cooperation = Well, I'm no expert... The best example is Open Source (software) communities, "cooperation, for mutual benefit." If you could make one of these "work well on a large scale", which would you choose and why?
Could I make a suggestion? We need another fart thread to "lighten" things up. I don't think we could pull it off (no pun intended) though, without Big Doug, the master blaster dishing out disasster (intentional typo)!
Smart question, but no...well maybe... ...the honest answer depends upon how you define the words. ~~~ The word 'capitalism' is often used for what we have today Calling them 'Utopian Competition' and 'Utopian Cooperation' is an attempt to discuss "ideal choices in a perfect world." I said "If you could make one of these 'work well on a large scale', which would you choose and why?" Thanks
ideally they both can and should be used. competition can be great within its boundaries (w/e boundaries those are) you can also cooperate to a limit that isn't complete socialism.. cooperating within a group to compete against others for example. idk that i fully understand the question but that's my 2 cents