The Legendary Dragon Alephwyr, named Alephwyr, BA

Feudalism is probably superior to most forms of tribalism. Capitalism is probably superior to most forms of feudalism. If you have something better in mind, the onus is on you to prove it, in theory or in practice. I'm not confident anyone has done so in either case.

Capitalism is a system where the stuff needed for production (factories, computers, raw materials, etc.) is owned by a small group, and the rest of the population has to sell their labor to that group in order to gain access to necessities resulting from production.

Having a small, largely hereditary group control production is certainly one way to run a society, but there are many other ways we could instead. We could have those doing the work control the means of production, keep markets in place in certain sectors, plan directly in others

What I'm trying to say is there's a whole big universe of ways we could organize production. Hierarchies of lords who owned farmer peasants was one way. Hierarchies of bosses with varying degrees of control over capital in markets is another.

There are pretty clear problems with both, not the least of which is that they are totally undemocratic which means most people's preferences get ignored in decisions about how society is run.

This is pretty clearly on display in how the climate crisis is being handled, where the vast majority are being screwed over for the benefit of a small group who because of their access to resources will be able to insulate themselves from it while they live.

In how most people have to spend their time working on boring tasks, in an undignified environment, commuting on poorly functioning transit, living in dirty environments, etc., etc., etc. These people's preferences are barely taken into account.

In how people are barred from access to healthcare or housing and sentenced to die as a result. The decision is being made by those with control over their resources, and people who don't have money's preferences aren't taken into account.