I’ve been thinking a lot about the relationship of politics and economics and spirituality, as inspired by Mark Fisher’s “Capitalist Realism.” For this to work, we really need a phase shift in human consciousness. Shifting away from burnout mentality and status and consumerism, and more towards altruism. It sounds corny but people being content with a less glamorous material lifestyle and seeking more gratification in helping others is really how we can even start getting socialism into the public consciousness.
But this is a good breakdown. Gotta start hammering away at “democratizing the workplace.” Weird how people fear an autocratic government, but are either oblivious to or don’t care if it comes from corporate monopolies or their day-to-day workplaces.
This feels a lot like Elizabeth Anderson’s argument.
One question I have been wondering about is if the stakeholder democratized corporate system can coexist with capitalism or does it have to do away with capital goods ownership entirely. An investor invest in the company for profit. When the company is operated by stockholders, it maximized profit, which makes the company an attractive investment.
If a company is operated by stakeholders, the objective is not to maximize profit but to maximize working conditions, wages and etc. That makes the company less profitable and a less attractive investment option. I am guessing this is the reason such corporations don’t emerge spontaneously in a capitalist world.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the relationship of politics and economics and spirituality, as inspired by Mark Fisher’s “Capitalist Realism.” For this to work, we really need a phase shift in human consciousness. Shifting away from burnout mentality and status and consumerism, and more towards altruism. It sounds corny but people being content with a less glamorous material lifestyle and seeking more gratification in helping others is really how we can even start getting socialism into the public consciousness.
But this is a good breakdown. Gotta start hammering away at “democratizing the workplace.” Weird how people fear an autocratic government, but are either oblivious to or don’t care if it comes from corporate monopolies or their day-to-day workplaces.
This feels a lot like Elizabeth Anderson’s argument.
One question I have been wondering about is if the stakeholder democratized corporate system can coexist with capitalism or does it have to do away with capital goods ownership entirely. An investor invest in the company for profit. When the company is operated by stockholders, it maximized profit, which makes the company an attractive investment.
If a company is operated by stakeholders, the objective is not to maximize profit but to maximize working conditions, wages and etc. That makes the company less profitable and a less attractive investment option. I am guessing this is the reason such corporations don’t emerge spontaneously in a capitalist world.