“Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men for the nastiest of motives will somehow work together for the benefit of all.” —- John Maynard Keynes

What does the data and observations tell us so far, in this context?

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33e 3 hours ago | parent [-]

The real blame lies at the door of the folks who created a lot of things who were incredibly naive that others wouldnt come in to profit from it.

	▲	toomuchtodo 35 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		That’s certainly a component, but I think the biggest issue is that people have this religious fervor that capitalism is the only way to structure a socioeconomic system, even when the data shows it is exceptionally bad at ensuring a good quality of life for the majority of citizens. It’s changing in the US with Democratic Socialists over performing, and with high support for them with the under 35 cohort, the question is if this momentum can be sustained for years through various election cycles (as ~2M 55+ voters age out every year, and ~3M voters turn 18 and age into the electorate every year). “Progress occurs one funeral at a time.” — Max Planck