You’re right, the person you replied to agreed that they’re two different things. Libertarianism is a political theory whose main feature is minimal/no government. Capitalism is an economic theory whose main feature is that individuals are able to own capital and employ workers to use that capital to produce goods.
You can easily have both and BioShock does.
Ayn Rand’s brand of philosophy was both libertarian and capitalist. She thought that the world didn’t need a government because anyone who was truly a capitalist was a demigod who could do no wrong (or always acted in their own self interest which always turned out to be good for everyone? It’s a confused philosophy)
The main villains of BioShock were capitalists through and through and rapture was meant to be a libertarian paradise run by these capitalists.
You’re right, the person you replied to agreed that they’re two different things. Libertarianism is a political theory whose main feature is minimal/no government. Capitalism is an economic theory whose main feature is that individuals are able to own capital and employ workers to use that capital to produce goods.
You can easily have both and BioShock does.
Ayn Rand’s brand of philosophy was both libertarian and capitalist. She thought that the world didn’t need a government because anyone who was truly a capitalist was a demigod who could do no wrong (or always acted in their own self interest which always turned out to be good for everyone? It’s a confused philosophy)
The main villains of BioShock were capitalists through and through and rapture was meant to be a libertarian paradise run by these capitalists.