Describe capitalism in one sentence

[Anonymous]

The world is (and has always been) a tough place for the stupid, lazy and those who do not understand the concept of deferred gratification. Paraphrased from Scott Galloway who is a brilliant thinker, very progressive politically but also a realist.

[Anonymous]

Leveraging human nature to establish the least imperfect system possible among much worse alternatives.

[Anonymous]

The one who dies with the most toys wins

[Anonymous]

Better than the alternatives.

[Anonymous]

The rich get rich and the poor stay poor—that’s how it goes (everybody knows).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Capitalism has driven all the success of the West.

And what of all of side effects of this success?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rich get richer and the poor get poorer

* - The rich get richer and the poor get richer, too.

[Anonymous]

If I can’t get it from you- I’ll get from someone else. I like options.

[Anonymous]

I want what Braden and Emma has and I want it now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“The worst economic system available, except for every other economic system ever devised”.

This. It sucks sometimes - but it’s still better than literally everything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Self-reliant individuals exercising their freedom.

Self-serving greed and resource hoarding by a relative few.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Self-reliant individuals exercising their freedom.

Here's my sentence:

I got mine, screw the rest of y'all.

Now a question:

What does capitalism have to do with "freedom?" Very little. Nearly every country in the world has freedom, including most countries with socialism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No regulations for those that want to greedily profit without repercussions.



Sawdust is the most innocent. Think lead.

With communism, you get to stand in a line AND eat nothing.

And 70% of DCUM’ers would still say it’s better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“The worst economic system available, except for every other economic system ever devised”.

This. It sucks sometimes - but it’s still better than literally everything else.

The Nordic System- capitalism paired with a welfare state and heavy regulation- seems to have resulted in better outcomes by just about every measure than pure capitalism

[Anonymous]

Man exploiting man