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Originally posted by Rekna
Thank you for proving my point completly. You may notice that I did not say capitalism promotes innovation, i said competition. Capitalism does not require competition but not having it is detrimental. This is why capitialism in the US is not allowed unchecked, there are balances, laws, and regulations that prevent exploitation and market power.
Communism on the other hand completly lacks competition which is very detrimental. There is no drive to innovate. If something works why fix it right? If were were truely communism a techology would be invented but never greatly improved upon.
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I do not believe that competition is the only motivation to excel.
Just an artist is not motivated to write by money, but by his art; I say we allow scientists to be motivated by the quest for knowledge, and not by the quest for funding. (whether it be from a capitalist company or the state)
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