The author sets a definition for “socialism” and “capitalism” and then shows that both are fake, do not exist today. It is a rhetorical “trick” but nonetheless the observations made are insightful.
Very crude summary: 1 - Socialism does not exist today, what we do have is a system of patronage where lower classes sell their vote to a particular elite, not benefiting lower classes that much in the process. System of dependency.
2 - Capitalism does not exist today. Capital markets are not free, and with fiat money what we have is a massive regressive tax, a transfer of wealth from people without assets to people with assets (stocks, real estate).
3 - The author gives a back of envelope solution to this mess, in a hypothetical world without transition costs.
Entertaining throughout especially if you enjoy the flowery language.
In our circles number 2 is almost canonical knowledge, and monero a big weapon to break this regressive tax. And monero could also break number 1, since it is much harder to confiscate property to redistribute among your clients under the patronage system.
Enjoy your Friday all!
((( Curtis Yarvin ))) on Bitcoin:
“I hate to talk about it because I am not a beast and don’t need to rub my stink on everything, but I also am pretty sure I begat the theory known in the crypto world as “Bitcoin Maximalism.”
– From “On the Crypto Blizzard” - Gray Mirror, June 20, 2022
Yarvin is very prolific – he has this essay from 2013, Bitcoin Is Money, Bitcoin Is a Bubble pen name - Mencius Moldbug (Yarvin’s pseudonymous)
This was very early, pre-proliferation of the crypto zoo, so there is something to that :)
From the same youtuber that makes these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQSwHC8mAk