But, as we will prove in this thread, the truth is capitalism inherently STIFLES creativity & innovation 1/33
What could be more human than curiosity, creativity, innovation, imagination & self-expression? Our inner drive to create defines who we are & brings meaning to our lives. 2/33
We will show decisively that they do the latter. 3/33
This creates an environment of alienation, where workers are disengaged & cognitively uninvested. 5/33
Since all voices matter, the inherent incentive is to nurture everyone’s full potential. 8/33
The systematic pressure on educational institutions would be to nurture EVERYONE’S full potential. 11/33
How much creative & innovative potential have we lost due to this classism? 12/33
How much creative & innovative potential have we lost due to poverty? 14/33
How many woman engineers have we lost due to sexism? 16/33
We want innovation, art & technology that comes from the nurturance of EVERYONE’s potential. 18/33
And even for those who do, how much further could they have gone had their potentials been nurtured, rather than stifled? 20/33
That brings us to the second reason capitalism stifles creativity & innovation: 21/33
Science & discovery flourish in an open & free environment where information is transparent & openly shared. 22/33
Capitalism is a system that can’t properly reward the hard work & sacrifice of those doing important research & development that is socially valuable.
Capitalism is so broken we have to horde progress! 24/33
Rather than incentivizing technology and innovation that maximizes our fulfillment – we only get those that maximize profits. 27/33
1 Robbing the Working Class, poor & marginalized of their full potential
2 Patents: creating an environment not conducive to advancement
3 Prioritizing profit maximization over fulfillment maximization. 29/33
For the vast majority, capitalism does the opposite. 30/33
Capitalism does the opposite of that. 31/33
Capitalism does the opposite of that. 32/33
It's not capitalism that's giving us these things. It's being human that does.
And rather than nurture these potentials, capitalism stifles & curtails them. We can do better. 33/33