> How many people work two plus jobs? How many have to do gig work to make ends meet? Capitalism has created massive surpluses and free time, for the capitalist

> How many people work two plus jobs? How many have to do gig work to make ends meet? Capitalism has created massive surpluses and free time, for the capitalists. The US is not a capitalist country. > By capitalists looking to exploit them. By imperialists looking to exploit them. Under capitalism they would own their land. > No, it isn't a social norm. What definition of social norm are you even using here? It is a direct consequence of capitalism. Capitalism is a set of social norms, I’m using the same definition as sociologists and anthropologists. > Half the globe lives in poverty. More and more in the US are living in poverty. Wages have stagnated while productivity has increased. There isn't widespread prosperity by any definition. The increasing poverty is a direct result of social norms that inhibit free exchange on markets. Regardless, the level of prosperity is the highest its been in 10,000 years and if you think people are poor now, you should read a history book. > You've been watching too much PragerU if you honestly believe this. I suggest you widen your understanding of history rather than cast aspersions on the sources you believe others are relying upon.