What do you think of when you think of capitalism?

Hey all, I have a curiosity. What kind of business first comes to mind for you when you think of capitalism? Would it be something like a Walmart/Amazon or a family owned hardware store/restaurant or something else?

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NewDark@lemmings.world · 8 pts · 350d

The means of production being in the hands of the few rather than the many.

mrdown@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 350d

Greed

Tiger666@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 349d (1 reply)

Societal enslavement.

dirigibles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 349d

Thanks Tiger!

cheeseburger@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 349d

USA, Coca Cola, McDonalds

NovaSel@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 349d

Enshittification

Alcyonaria@piefed.world · 1 pts · 350d (1 reply)

Standard oil

dirigibles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 350d

Ooo, nice throwback!

Battle_Masker@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 350d (1 reply)

A giant bank that specializes in loans

dirigibles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 349d

Super interesting, thanks!

WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org · 0 pts · 350d (2 replies)

Government itself.

anticolonialist@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 350d

Government is the legislative arm of capitalism

dirigibles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 350d

Interesting, thanks.