If the top 1% consumes 99%, is free market capitalism pointless?
doomslide · x · 2026-09-27
@doomslide argues that if 99% of consumption ever comes from the top 1% of wealth households, free market capitalism loses its point — society could simply be split by wealth and an efficient centrally planned utopia run for the top 1%. The take sparked debate on wealth concentration in the AI era.
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