The idea that capitalism (as it is practiced) has anything to do with "survival of the fittest" and rampant individualism needs some serious double checking as

The idea that capitalism (as it is practiced) has anything to do with "survival of the fittest" and rampant individualism needs some serious double checking as it doesnt match the data. In such an ultra competitive system how does one explain oligopolies, cartels, corporate dominance, regulatory capture, skyrocketig inequality with the benefits acruing to infinitesimally small groups. If competition was universal society would be much less unequal and flat in structure. In fact humans have an instinctive tendency to cooperate and this is evident everywhere in social structure. Unfortunately that cooperation is seldom extending to encompass everybody in the community. Rather than a simplistic choice of "compete or cooperate" between two individuals our societies are dominated much more by competition of distinct groups of internally cooperating (colluding) groups. Competition is for the fools. The mafiosi find codes of cooperation and extract dues from everybody else.