https://dirkkelly.com/tags/g.-a.-cohen/Recent content in G. A. Cohen on Dirk KellyHugoen-USWed, 28 Feb 2018 21:50:59 +0000https://dirkkelly.com/posts/the-myth-of-incentive-under-capitalism/Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:50:59 +0000https://dirkkelly.com/posts/the-myth-of-incentive-under-capitalism/<blockquote> <blockquote> <p>The capitalist firm doesn&rsquo;t aim to satisfy, but the firms can&rsquo;t get at what they&rsquo;re at, which is money, and they can&rsquo;t get what they want without satisfying the customer.</p> </blockquote> <p>Well, I agree with part of this argument, capitalist competition has to be acknowledged.</p> <p>BUT, the argument also says that capitalism satisfies people, and I&rsquo;m going to claim that the way the system uses technical progress generates widespread frustration, not satisfaction.</p>