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[–] emberwit@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You just described the free market, not capitalism.

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

My definition is almost word to word the same that merriam webster gives. You can go have a look yourself.

[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are you talking about? Capitalism is inherently reliant on free markets. Otherwise what you have is a planned economy. You know, the opposite of capitalism?

[–] emberwit@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Capitalism is reliant on a free market. That does not make it the same nor does that mean that a free market is reliant on capitalism. The concept described above is a free market, not capitalism.