Capitalism Delivers the Goods - Galt's Gulch

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Capitalism Delivers the Goods

Posted by mshupe 5 years, 7 months ago to Culture

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Innovation isn't always pretty, or as Ludwig von Mises said: "When modern industry began to provide the masses with the paraphernalia of a better life, their main concern was to produce as cheaply as possible without any regard to aesthetic values."

SOURCE URL: https://mises.org/library/capitalism-happiness-and-beauty

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Posted by mshupe 5 years, 7 months ago

It's amazing how "materialism" is condemned by those who have the luxury of unimaginable living standards compared to their grandparents.

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  Posted by Olduglycarl 5 years, 7 months ago
  
  [a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values:]
  
  Funny...those that condemn Materialism have no spiritual values either...they reject that too!
  
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