Yanis Varoufakis is the Former Minister of Finance of Greece and a leftist icon. I never thought I would be able to interview someone like this..Live everyda...
Yannis Varoufakis is an economist from Greece. From 2012-2013, he worked as an Economist for the video game company Valve. He has called himself a Marxist but also called himself a Libertarian.
Recently Yanis Varoufakis was banned from Germany for giving speeches in support of Palestine, against Israel. He is banned from entering the country and also he said the government shut down events where he was giving a speech remotely over webcam.
Here’s a clip from 5 years ago that went viral. Some woman tells Yanis that China is doing imperialism in Africa. Yanis replies “No, they’re not. China is far more humanistic than the United States ever was.” He explains that China is non-interventionist.
I think that’s still the preferred usage in Europe. There’s a story of an American “Libertarian” showing up to a Greek “Libertarian” meetup and getting physically thrown out as soon as he started talking that comes to mind.
He is a not a Marxist in any meaningful way. His economics is Keynsian/MMT. If in light of all evidence, you still rejected the labor theory of value you have no right to call yourself Marxist.
Plenty of soc Dems and Keynesians (especially Europeans) don’t want to crush Cuba and even speak supportively of it while couching their criticisms in one’s of the “bureaucracy” or the Cuban state. That being said, giving the thumbs up to Cuba doesn’t make you a Marxist imo
He is an economist working within the bourgeois state apparatus. If you don’t think pushing MMT/neo-Keynesian economics in that position is a good idea, not sure what to tell you. If you read and listen to him enough, you’ll see he understands and thinks very much like a radical Marxist. But the framework he has agency in allows for very little, and he tries to push as far left as possible imo. While also agitating for radicalism outside of that framework, with his books, talks, appearances etc.
You can think that he does good with his platforms and appearances and whatnot, that’s a seperate thing. But simply put, if he pushes Keynesianism he is not a Marxist and that’s that.
Beginning in March 2012, Varoufakis became economist-in-residence at video game publisher, Valve. He researched the virtual economy of the Steam digital delivery platform, specifically focusing on exchange rates and trade deficits.
Yeah all games with any kind of p2p shop, using real or fake money, actually need a lot of work to make sure the prices don’t go ape shit in either direction
In a lot of wow servers a level 5 character could pick literally the most common flower and sell it to some max level guy on the auction house for 1 gold each (10,000 copper) , which is 100 times the value of all his equipment and all of his quests for the next day or so of gameplay.
I’m eepy rn somebody please tell me who the fresh fuck these people are and why I should spend two hours listening to them.
Also I know who Hasan is. The other guy. WHO??
Thank you!
Yannis Varoufakis is an economist from Greece. From 2012-2013, he worked as an Economist for the video game company Valve. He has called himself a Marxist but also called himself a Libertarian.
Recently Yanis Varoufakis was banned from Germany for giving speeches in support of Palestine, against Israel. He is banned from entering the country and also he said the government shut down events where he was giving a speech remotely over webcam.
https://jacobin.com/2024/04/yanis-varoufakis-germany-banned-palestine-gaza
Here’s a clip from 5 years ago that went viral. Some woman tells Yanis that China is doing imperialism in Africa. Yanis replies “No, they’re not. China is far more humanistic than the United States ever was.” He explains that China is non-interventionist.
https://youtu.be/gGeevtdp1WQ?t=4053
Sometimes people say libertarian in the older sense and not the ancap sense. I think I have heard him use that language in that way
I think that’s still the preferred usage in Europe. There’s a story of an American “Libertarian” showing up to a Greek “Libertarian” meetup and getting physically thrown out as soon as he started talking that comes to mind.
I love that story lmao… “wait, that just sounds like fascism??”
Lol what I’ve never heard that
According to him, the “Valve economy” (I guess CS:Go knives and stuff?) emerged unexpectedly, and they hired him to tell them how it worked.
Thank you! I’d been running on zero sleep for a couple days and I couldn’t bear to watch two hours of some guy I didn’t know about.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Yanis is a left leaning economist but not quite Marxist (I don’t think?), he was Greece’s finance minister during the budget crisis.
P sure he is a Marxist. And even might be a Leninist, in this exact interview him and Hasan agree the dictatorship of the proletariat is necessary.
He is a not a Marxist in any meaningful way. His economics is Keynsian/MMT. If in light of all evidence, you still rejected the labor theory of value you have no right to call yourself Marxist.
Im not sure. He has been to Cuba and has spoken positively about it.
https://youtu.be/6MfuGSlDRsc
I don’t agree with his anti worker’s-state views but he is pretty good overall.
Plenty of soc Dems and Keynesians (especially Europeans) don’t want to crush Cuba and even speak supportively of it while couching their criticisms in one’s of the “bureaucracy” or the Cuban state. That being said, giving the thumbs up to Cuba doesn’t make you a Marxist imo
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
He is an economist working within the bourgeois state apparatus. If you don’t think pushing MMT/neo-Keynesian economics in that position is a good idea, not sure what to tell you. If you read and listen to him enough, you’ll see he understands and thinks very much like a radical Marxist. But the framework he has agency in allows for very little, and he tries to push as far left as possible imo. While also agitating for radicalism outside of that framework, with his books, talks, appearances etc.
You can think that he does good with his platforms and appearances and whatnot, that’s a seperate thing. But simply put, if he pushes Keynesianism he is not a Marxist and that’s that.
Yeah all games with any kind of p2p shop, using real or fake money, actually need a lot of work to make sure the prices don’t go ape shit in either direction
In a lot of wow servers a level 5 character could pick literally the most common flower and sell it to some max level guy on the auction house for 1 gold each (10,000 copper) , which is 100 times the value of all his equipment and all of his quests for the next day or so of gameplay.
And it was good, fuck grinding for flying mounts.
Thank you for the explanation! I was very eeby.