Towards Benevolent Capitalism – Mikko Alasaarela – Medium

Capitalism has been the most successful economic and political system in the history of humanity. It has pushed private companies to innovate and create new products and services that, in turn, has helped billions of people to see huge improvements to their quality of life worldwide. After the world wars, the growth of businesses in capitalist societies needed human labor to grow, creating a sizable and healthy middle class in the process. Hundreds of millions of people moved from living in tiny shacks and apartments to living in their own houses and driving their own cars to work. The work itself, thanks to the progress of technology, was becoming gradually cleaner, more interesting and more dependent on using one's brain instead of hands.