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Mackey: Capitalism is a force for good that drives human progress
“That capitalism is, is not a force for evil. Capitalism is a force for good. It's helping humanity to progress. And there might be bad actors in capitalism, just like they're bad actors in business or bad doctors, bad lawyers, bad politicians. But in general, …”
Mackey: Businesspeople Are Mostly Honest Due to Repeat-Game Incentives
“Most of the time, business people are fundamentally honest because they understand they're gonna have ongoing relationships.”
Mackey: US underperforms in healthcare and education due to over-regulation stifling innovation
“Where does America underperform competitively, internationally? We underperform in education and healthcare. The two that are most regulated have the least amount of innovation.”
Mackey: Progressivism consists of social justice, environmentalism, and alternative religion branches
“Well, they tend to be progressives that are primarily social justice warriors, then there's environmental warriors, and then there's alternative religion. All of those are sort of branches of progressivism.”
Mackey: Cancel culture is evolutionary tribalism replacing physical violence
“The problem is we did evolve in tribes, and there's a tendency to love your own tribe, and you want to kill the other tribe. So we see that. Cancel cultures, like, We used to be able to just, we don't kill the other tribe. Now we cancel it. And so we see that …”
Mackey: Businesses must pursue higher purpose and stakeholder alignment beyond profit
“Every business has the potential for a higher purpose that includes making money, but is not restricted to that. Number two, that all the stakeholders matter and they're interdependent, all the major stakeholders matter and they're interdependent with each oth…”