Exactly. That’s the point I’ve been making—this isn’t about capitalism as an ideology, it’s about competition. Capitalism is just the most efficient competitive structure we’ve developed, so it accelerates the outcome. But any decentralised system with multiple actors racing for advantage—whether nation-states or corporations—will ultimately produce the same incentives. That’s the core of the argument.
Presence of many nations without a central authority still contributes to race dynamics.
Yeah, valid correction.
Exactly. That’s the point I’ve been making—this isn’t about capitalism as an ideology, it’s about competition. Capitalism is just the most efficient competitive structure we’ve developed, so it accelerates the outcome. But any decentralised system with multiple actors racing for advantage—whether nation-states or corporations—will ultimately produce the same incentives. That’s the core of the argument.