capitalism

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement May 30, 2017 by Rory Sutherland · across every show →

Everything said about capitalism, oldest first

May 30, 2017
Insight
Sutherland: Command Economies Fail by Allocating Capital Based on Reasoning Rather Than Results
“The problem with the kind of control economy is that you invest money according to how good people's reasons are, rather than according to how good the results are.”
Rory Sutherland May 30, 2017 ▶ 1:10:31 Rory Sutherland: The Psychology of Advertising
Apr 16, 2019 negative
Opinion
Gross: Global problems stem from capitalism's short-term outlook
“I think you can trace almost Every major problem that we have in the world today to the fact that capitalism has a very short term outlook. So it maximizes for what is good today, not what is great 10 years from now.”
Daniel Gross Apr 16, 2019 ▶ 37:10 #56 Daniel Gross: Catalyzing Success
Jun 9, 2020 negative
Insight
McLean: Modern capitalism lets top executives reap rewards while shifting risk downward
“I do think either accidentally or deliberately our system has evolved to one in which the people who should be taking the really big risks and then reaping the really big rewards, it's turned into a system where those people can reap the really big rewards, bu…”
Bethany McLean Jun 9, 2020 ▶ 32:57 #85 Bethany McLean: Crafting a Narrative
May 28, 2024
Insight
Housel: Moderate inequality is ideal, but extreme inequality threatens capitalism
“It is inevitable and it is actually ideal that there are some level of inequality. In the world. It's not only inevitable, it's ideal. The opposite of that is, is a nightmare, but it's also the case that you do not want a third of society waking up every morni…”
Morgan Housel May 28, 2024 ▶ 1:09:49 Morgan Housel: Get Rich, Stay Rich
Jan 20, 2026 positive
Insight
Housel: Market Volatility Is the Necessary Cost of Admission in Capitalism
“And by and large, what you have to do in capitalism is put up with a never ending chain of uncertainty and volatility and things you didn't see coming. And so it's never fun to deal with that. A recession, a job loss or stock market goes down. It's never, it's…”
Morgan Housel Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 17:47 Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want
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