Reply #30: Would that it were so simple.

[gulliver]

Capitalism hasn't failed, but it is failing. The reason it is failing is primarily due to the secondary effects of human nature and the Tragedy of the Commons, IMO. It has nothing to do with the inherent nature of capitalism.

The fact is that most corporations function a lot like villages or economic regions used to. Corporations have internal cultures, friendships, cliques, teams, clubs, neighbors, rivalries etc. For those who work in corporations, the corporation is a lot like their hometown. Think of "The Office" or any other work-related TV show you watch. The corporations and offices where people work are today's Mayberry.

Are corporations sinister? Sure. Just like villages, countries, and individual human beings are.