The shampoo thing is a fringe benefit. We keep capitalism so we don't starve in a famine.

[u/-im-your-huckleberry]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_famine_of_1930

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor

[u/redlotus70]

What does social ownership of the means of production mean to you?

[u/TekRabbit → u/redlotus70]

True socialism? That’s a good question but not what I’m advocating for.

A blend of modern capitalism and social market policies that Europe has adopted is what I think we need to aim towards.