

Good Money: The Invention of Capitalism
44 snips Nov 9, 2022
Exploring the choices between slavery and the market, the impact of possessing new technology, the concept of being a 'god' with access to new technologies, the role of primitive accumulation in the development of capitalism, the contradictory portrayal of work in history, the concept of idleness and its impact on the feudal period, the economic analysis of Adam Smith and the power of the state, the influence of capitalism on work and leisure, the origins of game laws and the impact of land enclosure on society, the definition of socialism as state capitalism, and the concept of scarcity and its influence on the value of goods.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Power of New Technology and the Concept of Being a 'God'
01:51 • 2min
Primitive Accumulation and the Emergence of Capitalism
04:06 • 8min
The Historical Narrative of Work and Vivid Contradictions
11:45 • 3min
Idleness and the Feudal Period
14:15 • 22min
The Economic Analysis of Adam Smith and the Power of the State
35:45 • 2min
The Impact of Capitalism on Work and Leisure
37:19 • 13min
The Impact of Game Laws and Enclosure on Society
50:28 • 22min
Capitalism and State Control
01:12:06 • 8min
Scarcity and the Value of Goods
01:19:40 • 22min