Do similar systems of free enterprise founded upon the principles of individualist democracy have within them the seeds of their own destruction?

Answer 1

Everything capable of what we term 'free will' has within itself the seeds of its own destruction.

Nobody can say 'ALL systems of free enterprise founded upon the principles of individualist democracy have within them the seeds of their own destruction." or the opposite. For example we can know to almost 100% certainty whether a machine will self destruct, because it is predictable and we can observe it and determine the rules it operates by. A human system on the other hand is the exact opposite - unpredictable, lots of random elements. We can make rules for it to operate by but we cannot enforce them constantly (unlike a machine). Also, the system will obey its own unwritten rules. So basically a human system is like a machine that is incredibly versatile and useful, but could at any minute explode. Explosion is unlikely, but foreseeable problems would be analogous to this machine having several vital parts made from weak materials and in inaccessible places.