I think a lot of the anti-capitalism feeling comes from jealousy and a feeling that the system is stacked against the non-wealthy. I mean, the system works by those who have lots doing things with their resources with the sole purpose of gaining more. Those who don't have much have little choice but to play the game and do whatever is asked of them by those who have in order to get a little for themselves. Those who have know that they only need to give a little to those who haven't in order for to grow their assets at a rate which is not feasible for those who haven't.
This is what pisses people off. They have little choice but to play the game.
So the anger isn't really about capitalism being the optimal way to expand resources for all, it's a feeling that those with all the resources have a huge amount of power and freedom, specifically the freedom to not be forced to play the game that those without such assets are forced to play, and this is perceived as being unfair.
This feeling isn't wrong. The system is quite simply set up by those with power and resources in order for those with power and resources to maintain and grow their power and resources. Everyone else gets something as a by-product of this system.
I don't think anyone begrudges someone who works hard, has a new idea and manages to move from the group of have nots to the group of haves, but people are angered that the haves tend to always have and their future generations will do also. Maybe the way to remove a lot of the anger at the system is to not allow anyone to pass on assets of greater than x to their offspring, with x being a small number. Maybe upon death all assets should revert to the population as a whole somehow, so the game is reset every generation, rather than having been started hundreds of years ago and nothing more than the luck of who you are born to determining your chances of success.
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