humus wrote:Since when have capitalism and "economics" totally above ground been physical laws?
Capitalism, like all ideologies is subject to the laws of nature.If this doctrine has succeeded in establishing itself, it is precisely because it allowed the maximization of energy dissipation in accordance with the MEP principle. conforms and only becomes "above ground" when compared to other more traditional models.
The use of the term capitalist is misleading because it quickly leads observers to personification, when in fact it is just a twist of economism that developed in Western countries during modernity. .
ABC2019 wrote:The arbitrary side of capitalism is in the distribution of wealth, who is rich and who is poor. Physics doesn't say it, because it's the result of power struggles. But it does not control the OVERALL PHYSICAL profitability of the industrial machine, which is determined by physical constraints.
Oh yes, physics tells us everything!
The distribution of wealth is a consequence of the
Pareto law, it is itself part of the broader framework of
energy pyramid.
This law must then be adapted to a social and economic model considered (French, Japanese or American for example) which defines the said distribution with regard to the history and culture of each country.
Power struggles are themselves induced by physics, more power means more ability to dominate others and therefore to dissipate energy ...
"Engineering is sometimes about knowing when to stop" Charles De Gaulle.