It never was. Whatever your "ism", simply training ourselves to downplay greed and envy works. As a techie bookworm, I figured out early that envy would drive

It never was. Whatever your "ism", simply training ourselves to downplay greed and envy works. As a techie bookworm, I figured out early that envy would drive me insane, and that greed would lead me to do unworthy things with my life. I managed to lead a somewhat normal and happy life as a proud Dad, now divorced. (talk about normal) All isms are spoiled by negative human traits. Capitalism claims to benefit all by tapping them, but I don't see many happy people. The only "isms" that I see working are gratitude-ism and just-enough-ism. And one that's about 2500 years old.