The problem there is that in order to accomplish that goal, everyone needs to be brought down to the level of the lowest common denominator, the weakest link. That ultimately leads to collective mediocrity, stagnation due to lack of ability to generate real innovation, and ultimately systemic failure, as has been historically demonstrated in the USSR, Cuba, and now Venezuela. These societies do not produce true innovators. Instead they must steal their advancements from capitalist countries. Look at the CCP and how much stolen American innovation is implemented into their infrastructures. The USSR did the same thing. Humans need challenges in order to become exceptional, to drive innovation and real progress. Society is made better because of it. Are there downsides? Sure, but currently capitalism, while clearly and deeply flawed, is the only system that enables the individual to be a driver of progress, by celebrating and inspiring individual success and achievement, and presenting no true barrier that prevents others from doing the same, because ultimately it's down to how much time, effort and ability one wants to focus on achieving one's goals and dreams. How is that worse than being a mediocre mindless drone in a totalitarian ant colony? And ironically most of the "systemic issues" plaguing the USA that the left is crying about right now are largely due to the creeping infiltration of communist methodologies that over the last century have been insinuated into the fabric of our bureaucracies and our culture.
The problem there is that in order to accomplish that goal, everyone needs to be brought down to the level of the lowest common denominator, the weakest link. That ultimately leads to collective mediocrity, stagnation due to lack of ability to generate real innovation, and ultimately systemic failure, as has been historically demonstrated in the USSR, Cuba, and now Venezuela. These societies do not produce true innovators. Instead they must steal their advancements from capitalist countries. Look at the CCP and how much stolen American innovation is implemented into their infrastructures. The USSR did the same thing. Humans need challenges in order to become exceptional, to drive innovation and real progress. Society is made better because of it. Are there downsides? Sure, but currently capitalism, while clearly and deeply flawed, is the only system that enables the individual to be a driver of progress, by celebrating and inspiring individual success and achievement, and presenting no true barrier that prevents others from doing the same, because ultimately it's down to how much time, effort and ability one wants to focus on achieving one's goals and dreams. How is that worse than being a mediocre mindless drone in a totalitarian ant colony? And ironically most of the "systemic issues" plaguing the USA that the left is crying about right now are largely due to the creeping infiltration of communist methodologies that over the last century have been insinuated into the fabric of our bureaucracies and our culture.