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Zubon comments on Stupid Questions September 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 04 September 2015 01:50:29AM 4 points [-]

Another advantage of capitalism is that it limits some of the local power of sociopaths who are heads of families and landowners and such. Money is less entangled in systems of obligation than a more personal set-up.

Comment author: Zubon 05 September 2015 06:29:14AM 2 points [-]

And, going with Viliam's comment, market power is less threatening than political power, which includes criminal justice and the military. Channel your sociopaths towards dollars, not guns.