Socialism however is a post-capitalist and post-industrialization ideology in general, and the comic depicts a medieval knight and presumably medieval economy.
There are primitivist socialists but they’re very much a minority. Marx specifically for example presumed that socialism would require a capitalist society that is overturned by the development of class consciousness.
You’re pointing at the comic and saying “but that’s capitalism” and, sure, but it’s also the foundational concepts of most socialism. Socialists just disagree on who should own the machines, everyone agrees that machines make work more productive.
TL;Dr socialism developed after Smith’s work and incorporates his insights even if disagrees on certain aspects
Well, he’s seen as both.
Socialism however is a post-capitalist and post-industrialization ideology in general, and the comic depicts a medieval knight and presumably medieval economy.
There are primitivist socialists but they’re very much a minority. Marx specifically for example presumed that socialism would require a capitalist society that is overturned by the development of class consciousness.
You’re pointing at the comic and saying “but that’s capitalism” and, sure, but it’s also the foundational concepts of most socialism. Socialists just disagree on who should own the machines, everyone agrees that machines make work more productive.
TL;Dr socialism developed after Smith’s work and incorporates his insights even if disagrees on certain aspects
my undercooked take is that adam smith was pretty woke for his time and place and a lot of what we don’t like about him is:
That might be a little rare but so is a good steak
I think Smith and Marx would have liked to spend some time together at a coffee house, and exchange thoughts on things.
they’d need Douglass to speak some sense to them 🤣