Capitalism is about accumulating resources privately, and then using those accumulated resources to invest in earning more resources. If you believe that early

Capitalism is about accumulating resources privately, and then using those accumulated resources to invest in earning more resources. If you believe that early man was capable of thinking, "This shit is my shit, that shit is your shit, and if you take my shit I will punish you", then you have the precursors for capitalism. Academics like to throw a bunch of other nonsense around but that's it.