Capitalism Communism Metaphor

Capitalism: A Flourishing Jungle vs. Communism: A Controlled Garden

Capitalism is akin to a jungle, where everything competes freely for resources. Efficient resource utilization is rewarded to a certain degree. For instance, a tree that competes well for sunlight grows larger and propagates its seeds by engaging other life forms. However, when it becomes old, inefficient, and too massive, it crumbles under its own weight, creating opportunities for smaller shrubs and trees. In the jungle, all life forms vigorously compete for resources, subjecting them to intense evolutionary pressure to adapt to the evolving environment. This innovation is brought about by retaining beneficial mutations from an array of otherwise useless or even detrimental random genetic alterations. The jungle sustains itself, encourages diversity, and offers abundant opportunities for all life forms.

Contrastingly, communism resembles a garden: visually pleasing, orderly, yet restrictive. Resources are allocated based on what someone, who may often be mistaken, deems optimal. Only a few species are chosen, thus destroying natural diversity. The gardener routinely prunes freedom, and new ideas are rooted out like weeds. After several generations, species start to deteriorate and fall prey to diseases. Without an ecosystem, a garden lacks self-sustainability.

Those who have an intuition of eco systems should not have a problem understanding and admiring capitalism