• Gorilladrums@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Do you? Capitalism is quite literally the idea that private individuals can own and control the means of production.

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      5 hours ago

      So not the same as all the workers owning the factory…just one guy maybe.

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      5 hours ago

      Go a step further and argue Monarchies are really capitalism as well because the king is a private individual owning the means of production.