• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    4 days ago

    Public ownership is collectivized, private is individual or a group of investors. Private ownership requires profits at a systemic level (if not individually), while public doesn’t need to. Does that make sense? With collectivized ownership we can abolish the profit motive, and plan the economy more effectively.

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      3 days ago

      I’m curious how public ownership is managed. Do they also have people in charge, but they can be elected? And what motivates their decisions?

      From what I understand, with private ownership there are directors who make decisions based on profit motives. Which doesn’t always align with what consumers want. Which is bad, of course.