@NicelyManifest @Climatehistories

perhaps a bit obtuse there; my apologies. Ancient myth of Hydra, a parable about the implacable monster of water, always seeking its own level. "Cut off its head, and seven more grow." Dam it over here, and damned if it doesn't reappear over there. Capital behaves the same way. Holland was successfully carved out of the sea over centuries and developed a culture that keeps the dread Hydra at bay. If people can do that, there is hope for containing Capitalism.

@NicelyManifest @Climatehistories

the lone effective lever seems to be, first and foremost, placing strict limits on the accumulation of capital; but capital is the Hydra of old - cut off its head and it grows seven more. The Netherlands has done credible work with the old one, showing it can be done, but vigilance is not the only eternal requirement, it must be continually, and eternally, acted upon as well.

@kjhealy

Wonderful !