The lack of profit motive will not stop me from getting my cousin to tip the fighter competition in my favor
JackThaBongRipper on
the residents of pripyat wish to have a word
GCN_09 on
The Soviets removed competition so well that Mikoyan-Gurevich and Sukhoi kept leapfrogging each other with rival prototypes that sometimes never even saw production. Not competition tho, just vibes
Quiet-General-3812 on
Nothing promotes efficiency like zero competition. Just ask your local monopolist.
Isgrimnur on
Ego is a hell of a drug. That, and the chance of a slightly bigger apartment.Â
Petrus-133 on
I’m sorry seaman; in soviet russia the metal gear doesn’t get the budget
Specific_Map8004 on
As other commenters have said, this is because in the absence of profit-seeking, Rent-seeking still very much exists. Just tax land.
LampSoos on
slava kalashnikov the only winning rifle designer…
manofthewest50 on
The nation with the biggest gun can hold other nations hostage. Only when they are on an even playing field can neither hold the other hostage.
TheMaskedHamster on
You can put people in a different socioeconomic system, but they’ll still be people.
No socioeconomic system can fix that. Some can make it worse (and I’d argue that many intended to fix things are some of the worst), but you can’t keep people from being people.
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Nothing gets rid of pointless rivalries. Nothing.
The lack of profit motive will not stop me from getting my cousin to tip the fighter competition in my favor
the residents of pripyat wish to have a word
The Soviets removed competition so well that Mikoyan-Gurevich and Sukhoi kept leapfrogging each other with rival prototypes that sometimes never even saw production. Not competition tho, just vibes
Nothing promotes efficiency like zero competition. Just ask your local monopolist.
Ego is a hell of a drug. That, and the chance of a slightly bigger apartment.Â
I’m sorry seaman; in soviet russia the metal gear doesn’t get the budget
As other commenters have said, this is because in the absence of profit-seeking, Rent-seeking still very much exists. Just tax land.
slava kalashnikov the only winning rifle designer…
The nation with the biggest gun can hold other nations hostage. Only when they are on an even playing field can neither hold the other hostage.
You can put people in a different socioeconomic system, but they’ll still be people.
No socioeconomic system can fix that. Some can make it worse (and I’d argue that many intended to fix things are some of the worst), but you can’t keep people from being people.