The Application, Not the Idea
While clickbait articles are a terrible scourge and must be destroyed for the good of mankind, they sometimes do offer a valuable look into the zeitgeist. I am sure most have heard news reports or seen headlines espousing some other market millennials have ruined. It has slowly evolved over the past few years to further encompass a disdain for capitalism in general. The flaws of the articles, lack of understanding of economics, and seemingly willful ignorance of inflation and wage stagnation aside, I do not agree the younger generations have a disdain for capitalism. But rather, it is the application of capitalistic principles to various markets and services that we do not agree with. I often begin my arguments with a test, to understand whether or not a person actually believes what they say, or simply has not thought of a better way to explain their idea. My first question here is “do you have a pr...