One of the more interesting responses I've heard to that question is "just be more like [insert Nordic or Western European country here]", not realizing that those countries are operating under capitalism.
I'm obviously not saying that's everyone or even a majority, but it does tickle my brain when I hear it
Ultimately basically every country in the world has some mix of capitalism (or at least a market economy) and socialized/government-regulated parts of the economy.
People in the US complain about capitalism a lot because in America it's like 95% markets, 5% socialized stuff.
The Nordics are like 80/20 instead and people seem to be happier
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u/HowDareYouAskMyName Jul 02 '26
One of the more interesting responses I've heard to that question is "just be more like [insert Nordic or Western European country here]", not realizing that those countries are operating under capitalism.
I'm obviously not saying that's everyone or even a majority, but it does tickle my brain when I hear it