Political Theory

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

Andrew Cain — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:44:56 GMT

Gotta stop hitting the wine coolers so hard.

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

vive la insurrection — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:43:00 GMT

I thought somone laced my dinner with LSD for a second, then I just realized I was drunk off ouzo

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

eliotn — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 05:38:18 GMT

Yes John James, GIVE ME MORE ARACHNO-CAPITALIST JOKES, AND SOON THE SPIDERS WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD.

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

Marko — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 05:33:37 GMT

Thanks to Danny's topic linking to Gene Callahan's blog linking to this youtube: Arachno-Capitalism is Stupid

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

Wheylous — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:41:00 GMT

Actually, just today I was thinking that I would term Walter Block as an Arachno-capitalist. Because he believes that if a person steps on his property he is allowed to eat them (as my critique points out) :P

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

Kelvin Silva — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:31:26 GMT

Why i'm a socialist.

I like to socialize with others. talking to others and being in a group makes me feel good. I work better with others and teamwork is when i shine the best.

Im a socialist.

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

gotlucky — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:27:38 GMT

This thread is win.

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

Kelvin Silva — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 06:12:00 GMT

Im a capitualist. I like to see things capitulate.

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

Malachi — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 06:11:39 GMT

Hmmmm. Arachno-communism seems to make sense...

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

Malachi — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 06:06:47 GMT

I still dont think spiders can hold regular jobs outside of the pest control and toxic/raw material production industries. Sorry.

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

HabbaBabba — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 06:03:44 GMT

I'm an arachno-communist myself. I don't restrict their access to my property nor exploit their labor. And I enjoy the added benefit of their security apparatus, no charge of course.

Re: Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

John James — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 06:00:20 GMT

You're a good three years too late.

Why I am not an Arachno-Capitalist.

Malachi — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:51:40 GMT

I know this might not be popular but whatever, you guys need to hear the truth.

Primarily, capitalism is a social activity. Spiders and other arachnids are not social animals. So how are they supposed to use media of exchange and develop division of labor? Its not going to happen in my lifetime, so thats out.

Secondarily, I cannot effectively communicate with spiders, Charlotte's Web notwithstanding. So how could we develop prices without being able to bid on products and services? Impossible.

Tertiarily, I dont have much demand for spider products. Humans already sell silk and bugs. While the silk might be produced through what one would consider a form of slavery, I actually dont own any silk products (except for some underwear, and the pockets in my best suit. Edited to add, and about two dozen ties, and a few pocket squares and hankerchiefs.). So I dont think other people will demand spider products when they could easily fill those needs from human sources, and this creates a significant barrier to entry into the market for all arachnids.

Quaterniarily, I dont think spiders need much of what humans like me produce either. So there is significant expense associated with creating the means to produce things that spiders might buy. And remember, they have no known means of paying for these products anyway. So I think it would be a malinvestment.

Based on these arguments I think that Arachno-Capitalism is doomed to fail despite what any keyboard warriors might think or say. So have at it.