That much I know, I guess I just don't understand the relevance in terms of my comment or this discussion. Did East Berlin's economy policy succeed and become the defacto western status quo? If not, isn't this a non-sequitur to the conversation about the ills of capitalism and the loss of true freedom and agency. Unless I guess the point was "we've tried making other systems but they get torn down?"

I promise I'm not trying to be difficult or argumentative or a reddit pedant, I'm just confused about the relevancy and throughline here.