Nothing says i have to go along with it, I can do my own thing. Capitalism just means resources (capital) is privately owned, how we deal with the other folks

Nothing says i have to go along with it, I can do my own thing. Capitalism just means resources (capital) is privately owned, how we deal with the other folks that also own capital is purely up to us. No rules around that. I'm sorry, but you're just flat out wrong. I get your logic. It's just that it doesn't work that way. There are plenty of laws around cooperation between businesses, for better or worse. Flaunting them so you can do your own thing is a good way to wind up with a big fine. This blog post is stopping just short of advocating cartels, which are illegal in the US.