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I don't see any relationship between idolizing rich people as a culture and capitalism. There's also nothing wrong with capitalism when it's constrained by the

• BowBun 1y ago
  > I don't see any relationship between idolizing rich people as a culture and capitalism The primary goal of capitalism is profit. Therefore successful people in capitalism are rich. People look up to and idolize the most successful people within their cultures. The connection is crystal clear to me. > There's also nothing wrong with capitalism ... I think if you put yourself in my shoes, you could come up with your own counter examples. There's plenty of things wrong with the pursuit of profit when many people suffer needlessly. It breeds callousness, greed, selfishness, and other personality traits that aren't great for society.
  • pllbnk 1y ago
    In a perfect world, we would agree on a wealth ceiling and would tax everything above it. Want that $200M yacht? Then better sell your mansion or the government will try to sell it. If nobody wants to buy it - it's your problem and a bad investment, try to sell it for much much cheaper than what it cost you to build and maintain it. The implementation is difficult but not impossible. There's just been no interest in implementing it due to lobbying.
• Eddy_Viscosity2 1y ago
  > There's also nothing wrong with capitalism when it's constrained by the rules and the rules are enforced. But that isn't how it works. Those 'winning' at capitalism can use their wealth to change the rules and/or avoid their enforcement. The wealthy cannot be constrained by the system that they themselves control.