The Promise of Capitalism Has Failed But You Can Still Win

The Promise of capitalism has failed, but you can still win. Capitalism is something people have to believe in for it to exist. “If a tree falls in a forest and there is no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”

If you believe it makes a sound, then it does. Simple! Belief is everything.

Our actions as a society suggest an overwhelming belief in capitalism. We work to generate income and falsely believe in the almighty dollar (in the United States). Money is still king around the world.

There is a belief that the more money we make, the better off we are in life and the happier we are. Popular culture demonstrates that this is false almost daily. Are you a believer in that philosophy, or more money, more happiness?

Did you knowingly subscribe to the philosophy, or did you succumb to the popular thinking of the masses?

Can You Opt-Out?

The promise of capitalism has failed, and one can opt out of the narrative. The belief in capitalism instantly creates intended and unintended consequences.

Once the belief in capitalism is established in a society, the Hunger Games begin!

There is a small group of bosses, business owners, and corporations that control capital (money), and an overwhelmingly larger group that agrees to work and trade their time for that capital. There are workers and supervisors.

The worker’s goal is to survive. Support their families, and many hope to become bosses, business owners, and even wealthy over time.

The boss’s goal is to control the workers and increase their own capital and/or that of the soulless corporations and shareholders. This is counter to the worker’s goals.

These are the basic principles that drive capitalism. There are winners and losers. The bosses, business owners, and corporations exist to enrich themselves and /or the shareholders’ best interests.

The worker tries to survive and prosper on what remains. The workers are expendable; in most cases, they are just a number.

The workers believe this form of capitalism is necessary to keep the wheels of progress turning, the factories humming, and the possibility of their prosperity.

The bosses and the business owners work very hard to convince the masses to buy more stuff for the same reasons.

These are empty promises because the bosses and business owners benefit the most from those beliefs.

They convince the masses that they need their products. They convince them they must acquire their products to fit in better and make life easier. Products they do not need and, in many cases, already have.

Does this sound like something the masses should be interested in? Do you think this is a good deal for them?

Why Do The Masses Believe In Capitalism?

The masses believe in capitalism because the small minority of bosses and business owners need them. The bosses and business owners need the masses to think capitalism is the only way to achieve happiness.

Why do people own NFL, NBA, or MLB teams? The average team owner can barely walk to their cars without tiring, let alone play a sport to entertain massive crowds for profits.

Team owners exist because the players believe there is no other way for their sports leagues to exist and for them to earn millions.

Players believe there is no alternative because the team owners ensure it and need them to. They accept ever-shrinking portions of the overall profits as a result.

They don’t realize they are the talent and have all of the power, and the powers that be like it that way.

The promise of capitalism has failed because it has failed for the masses. They believe that the small minority of bosses and business owners must exist and achieve happiness, despite holding all the power.

This is why they are willing to accept ever-shrinking shares of the profits pie. The belief that Capitalism is the only way is entrenched in their minds.

The bosses, business owners, and corporations need the masses, not the other way around. The bosses, business owners, and corporations exist solely because of demand. The masses create that demand but don’t fairly share in the rewards.

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Wages growth could shrink to half the rate seen in the past 50 years and people could be forced to dramatically change their expectations about future prosperity, says Productivity Commission chairman Peter Harris – Financial Review

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They buy more and more stuff, accept less and less pay, and the small minority of bosses and business owners reap an ever-growing piece of the rewards.

Do We Need All Of The Stuff We Buy?

The masses embrace the empty promises of capitalism a buy more and more stuff they believe makes life better. People buy items they don’t need and replace perfectly good items on the date and time the small minority of bosses and business owners dictate.

A small minority of bosses and business owners have hijacked the yearly calendar, filling it with mandatory dates and opportunities to consume their products and services.

The masses even wait in lines, begging to be given portions of their ever-shrinking incomes on demand.

Most of this stuff would not be desired if not for the constant, empty promises of capitalism and consumerism drilled into their heads by bosses and business owners. More evidence that capitalism has failed.

If the masses purchased only what they needed, they would have more free time and money and require less labor.

That sounds like a happier life for me. This simple fact is not promoted solely because it would result in fewer profits for you-know-who.

The Masses Revolt!

If all of the information above has left you feeling used, abused, and diminishing hope, don’t worry. Hope is within reach.

The masses are beginning to revolt against the current system of capitalism and the’ increasing reach of giant corporations into their lives.

Employees are increasingly dissatisfied with working for soulless companies that focus solely on profits and pleasing shareholders at their expense.

Stealing more of the profits and demanding more time diminishes their quality of life.

People are working for themselves increasingly, creating a freelance economy. Employee-less businesses are growing, removing more and more people from the traditional job market and the clutches of soulless bosses and business owners.

Employeeless businesses include Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, and many other traditional freelance platforms. Studies indicate that 40% of the United States workforce (60 million people) will be freelancing by 2020.

Live The Freedom Lifestyle

Have you ever thought of becoming your own boss? What if we all became small business owners whose duties were to enrich and enhance our lives, not just to earn money to spend on junk we don’t need, eat, sleep, and then go back to work?

What about allowing more time to spend with family and good friends, doing things you really enjoy? Lifestyle Businesses are becoming increasingly popular.

Businesses you control and conform to your lifestyle, and don’t force your lifestyle to conform to the work.

How much money do you really need to be happy? If you were to end consumerist practices and purchase only what you need and the essentials for happiness, what would that number be? It would be small and even more manageable than you think.

The promise of capitalism has failed, and its accompanying greed is a lie. More is not better when you neglect the people and things that are truly important in your life.

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