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Please define socialism for me and explain how it works

#91

Ten pages! This conversation is huge! Lol. And a lot of the posts are long too.

Ten pages! This conversation is huge! Lol. And a lot of the posts are long too.
#92

@TheCaptain7777 said in #91:

Ten pages! This conversation is huge! Lol. And a lot of the posts are long too.

Yes, socialism is all the rage on here!

@TheCaptain7777 said in #91: > Ten pages! This conversation is huge! Lol. And a lot of the posts are long too. Yes, socialism is all the rage on here!
#93

@TheCaptain7777 said in #85:

Oh, I get what you're saying now. Thanks for clarifying.

Now about your answer to my fifth question. In a socialist society, I would want to play chess. I value chess and believe it too be an academic pursuit. I imagine that most people would also have various hobbies that they believe to be important. In a capitalist society I am not nearly good enough to get paid to play chess. In a socialist society could I earn money by streaming chess? And is that fair to people who earn money by construction work?

I explained that my personal conception of implementing a practice of socialism is close to the anarcho-communist conception of socialism, that is to say a world without money or authority where workers have ended up abolishing institutions and take care of redistributing production fairly according to what everyone thinks they need. So this world is without money, so you will not be able to make a profit by streaming chess. On the other hand, such a project is commendable because you allow people to potentially be interested in this game and to learn it.

@TheCaptain7777 said in #85: > Oh, I get what you're saying now. Thanks for clarifying. > > Now about your answer to my fifth question. In a socialist society, I would want to play chess. I value chess and believe it too be an academic pursuit. I imagine that most people would also have various hobbies that they believe to be important. In a capitalist society I am not nearly good enough to get paid to play chess. In a socialist society could I earn money by streaming chess? And is that fair to people who earn money by construction work? I explained that my personal conception of implementing a practice of socialism is close to the anarcho-communist conception of socialism, that is to say a world without money or authority where workers have ended up abolishing institutions and take care of redistributing production fairly according to what everyone thinks they need. So this world is without money, so you will not be able to make a profit by streaming chess. On the other hand, such a project is commendable because you allow people to potentially be interested in this game and to learn it.
#94

@CSKA_Moscou said in #93:

I explained that my personal conception of implementing a practice of socialism is close to the anarcho-communist conception of socialism, that is to say a world without money or authority where workers have ended up abolishing institutions and take care of redistributing production fairly according to what everyone thinks they need. So this world is without money, so you will not be able to make a profit by streaming chess. On the other hand, such a project is commendable because you allow people to potentially be interested in this game and to learn it.

So I could ethically spend all my time playing chess?

@CSKA_Moscou said in #93: > I explained that my personal conception of implementing a practice of socialism is close to the anarcho-communist conception of socialism, that is to say a world without money or authority where workers have ended up abolishing institutions and take care of redistributing production fairly according to what everyone thinks they need. So this world is without money, so you will not be able to make a profit by streaming chess. On the other hand, such a project is commendable because you allow people to potentially be interested in this game and to learn it. So I could ethically spend all my time playing chess?
#95

@TheCaptain7777 said in #94:

So I could ethically spend all my time playing chess?

If you do it selflessly and because there it's interesting to the collective (transmitting knowledge about a game), it's possible. But playing to become a superstar or have thousands of subscribers ? No.

@TheCaptain7777 said in #94: > So I could ethically spend all my time playing chess? If you do it selflessly and because there it's interesting to the collective (transmitting knowledge about a game), it's possible. But playing to become a superstar or have thousands of subscribers ? No.
#96

@CSKA_Moscou said in #93:

I explained that my personal conception of implementing a practice of socialism is close to the anarcho-communist conception of socialism, that is to say a world without money or authority where workers have ended up abolishing institutions and take care of redistributing production fairly according to what everyone thinks they need. So this world is without money, so you will not be able to make a profit by streaming chess. On the other hand, such a project is commendable because you allow people to potentially be interested in this game and to learn it.

Interesting article here about chess and the Russian revolution . . .

"One of the results of the revolution was the opening up of multiple activities to the mass of the population, which were formerly the preserve of the ruling classes. This included chess, as well as ballet, gymnastics, and several other pursuits. Prior to the revolution, chess already had a certain base in Russian society, amongst the nobility and the upper classes in the old Tsarist system. The Bolsheviks inherited a semi-feudal society from the Tsars, in which large layers of the population were illiterate and lacking in exposure to much in terms of culture. Many within the party believed that chess could play a role in helping overcome this obstacle to creating a socialist society run by and for the workers."

https://socialismtoday.org/the-soviet-school-of-chess

@CSKA_Moscou said in #93: > I explained that my personal conception of implementing a practice of socialism is close to the anarcho-communist conception of socialism, that is to say a world without money or authority where workers have ended up abolishing institutions and take care of redistributing production fairly according to what everyone thinks they need. So this world is without money, so you will not be able to make a profit by streaming chess. On the other hand, such a project is commendable because you allow people to potentially be interested in this game and to learn it. Interesting article here about chess and the Russian revolution . . . "One of the results of the revolution was the opening up of multiple activities to the mass of the population, which were formerly the preserve of the ruling classes. This included chess, as well as ballet, gymnastics, and several other pursuits. Prior to the revolution, chess already had a certain base in Russian society, amongst the nobility and the upper classes in the old Tsarist system. The Bolsheviks inherited a semi-feudal society from the Tsars, in which large layers of the population were illiterate and lacking in exposure to much in terms of culture. Many within the party believed that chess could play a role in helping overcome this obstacle to creating a socialist society run by and for the workers." https://socialismtoday.org/the-soviet-school-of-chess
#98

@CSKA_Moscou said in #95:

If you do it selflessly and because there it's interesting to the collective (transmitting knowledge about a game), it's possible. But playing to become a superstar or have thousands of subscribers ? No.

How is that determined by everyone else? In your previous comments you've said that I wouldn't want to do something that isn't useful to the collective. But I absolutely would want to play chess all day, whether or not it benefits the collective. This isn't because I'm alienated, I just happen to like chess better than work.

@CSKA_Moscou said in #95: > If you do it selflessly and because there it's interesting to the collective (transmitting knowledge about a game), it's possible. But playing to become a superstar or have thousands of subscribers ? No. How is that determined by everyone else? In your previous comments you've said that I wouldn't want to do something that isn't useful to the collective. But I absolutely would want to play chess all day, whether or not it benefits the collective. This isn't because I'm alienated, I just happen to like chess better than work.

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