I was sitting in the lobby of a very nice, large corporation the other day, looking at the art they had chosen to showcase, which like so much of such art seems calculated to not offend, and to blend obnoxiously, if I might be permitted an apparent oxymoron. It almost seems like the intent is to connote taste, but not too much taste. Aesthetics by committee.
Be that as it may, I got to wondering about the provenance of this piece. It was likely painted by some artist who needed the money. That person somehow amassed enough money for paint, a canvas, brushes. He or she painted something, then found a buyer. This person was a Capitalist. That is all Capitalism is. If that person had hired two friends to paint with him, and managed the sales channel, so they had reliable markets, even more so.
Capitalism is nothing but getting money somehow, making something useful, and selling it. If it isn’t useful to someone, it won’t sell, so usefulness is built in.
I believe strongly that our global goal should be self employment–Capitalist status–for everyone.