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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 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.

[-] Shatur@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 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.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago

Depends on the system, but think of how public services are run, that's an example.

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