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Given that this forum is the news/blog discussion forum attached to a startup accelerator and VC fund, what I find pleasantly remarkable — and I mean this sincerely — is how open people here are to the idea that capitalism might possibly not be perfect.

If I had not seen this forum for myself, and only read about it second-hand, I would have assumed that most here would indeed think they are "perfectly congruent" (which itself is a much starker position than simply "being a fan").






'Capitalism' is a broad umbrella - the G20 countries are capitalist to varying degrees with a variety of emphasis and regulation.

'American Capitalism' isn't a peak form for delivering life expectancy, broad health outcomes, general happiness, and other measures on global indexes.


> how open people here are to the idea that capitalism might possibly not be perfect.

is this something very unique? I think it is popular sentiment that capitalists corrupt society in many ways.




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