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And many others with him. People just don't listen nor learn from past's lessons. Selfism and nowism are the greatest diseases of the new century.
- Part 5 - Aldous Huxley - The Science of Servitude
- Part 7 -
COMING SOON
Have a look at AGAINST SCHOOL: How public education cripples our kids, and why - John T. Gatto
"Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world."— Arthur Schopenhauer
He has a great sense of humour, and the optimism he treats such topics is admirable. The jarring contrast between the website's content and its aesthetic is simply good marketing strategy. Trying to make such heavy balls digestible isn't an easy job.
To all believers out there, wake up:
"... faith is a wonderful quality, that allow you to believe something that you know is bullshit."— Rodney Dangerfield
Few things I did not cover earlier:
Venezuela was already dependent on oil before Chavez. The socialist government doubled down instead of diversifying—policy failure, not an indictment of sovereignty-seeking. US sanctions made it worse. Neither excuses poor governance, but it complicates the "socialism failed" narrative you're running with.
On the schools question: you're assuming the only way to generate capital is low-wage export manufacturing. South Korea, Japan, China—they used industrial policy, targeted tariffs, public finance, credit guidance to build domestic capacity before opening up. Sequencing matters. The argument isn't "stop producing." It's stop producing exclusively what's profitable for foreign capital and start producing what your own population needs.
And on "second-best options"—why are those the only options? Because structural adjustment programs stripped these countries of the ability to use industrial policy, plan their economies, or protect domestic industries. Their poverty is manufactured. You benefit from that arrangement. Doesn't make you a bad person, but it's the structure we're talking about.
Yours is a teenage-level objection, sure. However, let me ask you something: why is the global south locked into producing low-value commodities for export while the west holds monopoly power over advanced tech, pharma, aviation, producer goods? Why do countries that try to break out through industrial policy, nationalization, or sovereign development get always couped?
The argument is structural, not moral. When production is organized exclusively around profit maximization, the system requires a periphery where labor and resources are cheap. That's a feature, not a bug. Read Samir Amin on unequal exchange. Even Benjamin Powell's book shows you the terms under which that work happens are structured to extract surplus from periphery to core. You see it, you just won't say it.
Buurtzorg operates in a market, yes. Worker-owned, self-managed, no external shareholders extracting profit. The surplus stays with workers, reinvested in care. Better outcomes at lower cost than the Dutch bureaucratic system. Can you see what's making the difference?
These models prove you can organize production around human needs and get better results. But of course, by your imperialist standard metrics, this doesn't compute. I don't blame you. There's nothing personal here.
Tell me more about dystopia becoming reality. I wonder how many of our current dystopian future visions will be the reality of future generations.
Your children will have nothing more than benefits on start being exposed to these facts. It's probable will help them frame what they are exposed too under different perspective.