This is an incredibly idealistic and naive view of capitalism that no doubt 99% of people on this website are across. Fortunately we’ve got plenty of examples

This is an incredibly idealistic and naive view of capitalism that no doubt 99% of people on this website are across. Fortunately we’ve got plenty of examples of the myriad shortcomings of strict free-market capitalism, namely the fact that it has never survived outside of very constrained, sterile, low-importance environments. After x generations, the systems start to fall apart, and inevitably someone has to augment it with some socialist policies. Failing to get your nose out of your economics textbook to look at the myriad real-world examples of a free market still reflecting the desires of the elite, is a massive shortcoming.