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replyPast performance is no indication of future success. It doesn't matter what's been successful in the past, these things can change. Communism was considered more successful than capitalism for a large chunk of the 20th century (because it was), then that changed and so did the narrative.
replyNone of this is settled, because it's a living system that changes over time. What may have been perfectly true in 1850 might not be remotely accurate in 2050.
> Communism was considered more successful than capitalism for a large chunk of the 20th century (because it was), then that changed
replyThe word you're looking for is "collapse". It's when something is stable at one point in time, but then later breaks down. That's what "changed". It wasn't random like weather or something. The economic systems collapsed.
> None of this is settled
The fact that it has happened numerous times in different parts of the world makes it pretty settled in my mind.
> Communism was considered more successful than capitalism for a large chunk of the 20th century (because it was)
According to whom?
replyThey were very poor before central planning, and the central planning is what got them from being very poor to relatively poor and economically powerful.
replyThis is objectively not the case, selling goods to America and Europe is what made China rich and that is due to a free market system they implemented
replyOnly very partially free, though. The govt still has massive control over the markets, and especially the banks. They still plan a lot of their economy.
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