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stoperaticless
·قبل سنتين·discuss
Strong/weak types and static/dynamic typing are orthogonal things.

Strong type system limits things like 1+”1”.

Static type system requires type declarations (“int i”).

Python always had strong dynamic types.
stoperaticless
·قبل سنتين·discuss
Yup. That is _part_ of human nature.

That’s why power corrupts.
stoperaticless
·قبل سنتين·discuss
> Both capitalism and socialism are spectrums of systems rather than single monoliths

Seems a reasonable and useful way to define it.

> any definition is going to be fuzzy.

Definitely! (That is why I preemptively added my attempt at the definition, to avoid a discussion past each other)
stoperaticless
·قبل سنتين·discuss
I understand capitalism as “things can be owned and sold” + “you can profit from investment”.

> it's a single possible pareto equilibrium

I propose that those other equilibriums’ stability depended on at least one of these: a) small population size&density b) violent totalitarian enforcement c) indoctrination in caste system and/or religion d) no contact with capitalism

> Capitalism is not an expression of human nature

Ownership is very natural for humans (2 year old already declares “it’s mine”).

Finally, capitalism is just one part what makes a society. I bet there are quite significant societal differences between Sweden vs US now vs US 70 years ago.