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Originally Posted by Viewfinder
Just finished it. My thoughts are that, for all of it's obvious flaws, our system of regulated capitalism has produced the biggest advancement of human civilization, in the shortest period of time, in the history of man. Some acknowledgment of this, amid all of the blasting, would have been nice. I do agree with the filmmakers that as automation and technological advancement continues, labor will eventually be phased out. However, this can't happen completely until the arrival of the age of true artificial intelligence and advanced androids who can perform menial tasks, as well as complex work such as surgery and the like. I don't see how their vision of society can take shape in the near future, but it's certainly very possible within 100 years.
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I finished the film and the last half was interesting, but I don't agree with premise that we can successfully live and advance in this Utopian lifestyle they talk about where there is no greed or competition and people all support each other for the greater good. Sounds like hippy shit to me personally...
Capitalism works. There will always be a gap between the haves and have nots. I know this is a bit cliched, but most people are sheep. They want to be led. They would rather sit on their ass and do nothing than take action. They are waiting for instructions from the "doers" in society. People that can build something out of nothing. People that are not comfortable coasting through life on auto-pilot. The "doers" are often demonized, but without them life as we know it would be VERY different.
Corporatism does NOT work and that is what we have today. This is when government and big business work in collusion with each other to accumulate incredible amounts of wealth and power. This is the reason for the grossly unfair gap between the rich elite of the world and everyone else. Corporatism is often mistaken for capitalism. They are not the same.
Is true capitalism perfect? Perhaps not, but maybe there is no "perfect" solution? Does there have to be a solution to everything in life? Look around you. Nature can be fucking brutal. Maybe that is how life is supposed to be? Actually, who is to say there is anything at all that is "supposed" to be.