my problem with all thought experiments, this scenario as you made is never gonna happen and that fucking matters because that means it's a false dichotomy, we never have the foresight necessary for perfect decision so let's concentrate on that, on who we are, rather than imagine ourselves as gods looking from the mountain tops
Imagine a button on it is written in bold red, but surprisingly friendly letters, "Communism", when you press it nothing happens but you feel better for having done your part.
There is also a : :gui-better: and a mass of people outside, but to bring in communism you would have to talk mean to capitalists, it is a lot of work and you might feel exhausted.
my problem with all thought experiments, this scenario as you made is never gonna happen and that fucking matters because that means it's a false dichotomy, we never have the foresight necessary for perfect decision so let's concentrate on that, on who we are, rather than imagine ourselves as gods looking from the mountain tops
Imagine a button on it is written in bold red, but surprisingly friendly letters, "Communism", when you press it nothing happens but you feel better for having done your part.
There is also a : :gui-better: and a mass of people outside, but to bring in communism you would have to talk mean to capitalists, it is a lot of work and you might feel exhausted.
Which button do you press?
as Marx the point is not to press the button but to change the conditions that brought it about