Creative Destruction

Creative Destruction

Are We Reaching Peak Capitalism?

Young people are starting to ask more fundamental questions

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Thomas Klaffke
Apr 06, 2022
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I recently came across a study by the UK Institute of Economic Affairs which explored “attitudes of young people towards capitalism and socialism”. These stats caught my eyes:

67% of young people in the UK say they would like to live in a socialist economic system.

Moreover, 75% say climate change is a specifically capitalist problem (as opposed to a side…

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