Why is this definitely true? Other economic/societal systems have fallen in the past. Why does that mean this one has to? Or is there some other reason why this statement is true?

I'm not trying to cast doubt upon this idea. I'm just trying to find out its justification, from a scientific perspective.

Cheers.

  • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Before capitalism, the only “rags-to-riches” stories were about children of nobility being lost in infancy.

    wait, what do you mean by this?

    • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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      3 years ago

      Stuff like King Arthur, where the protagonists are raised in poverty and get a lucky break by a revelation of their true identities. No acts that they do are rewarded, it's just a matter of finding out their true ancestry.

      Obviously in reality there were people who took command of armies and made themselves kings, as it always was.