Setting aside the question of should capitalism be stopped.
I'd be curious if people believe capitalism
can be stopped.
(For clarity, in this case 'capitalism' means the system
as it exists, not necessarily how pro-capitalists would like it to be)

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If I could frame Capitalism as I see / interpret it correctly in this contact, then "Capitalism" IS "us" (in super-short reductive way) but basically it's a represent of various knowledge or behaviour of people (combinations including willingness to change or not) - which surely if they change or head towards different things then Capitalism would surely change (so stopping Capitalism is going too far for me to say, but really a "reduced" Capitalism or "search for other things" by our own individual and collective behaviours is 100% for me pulling the slider back from where we came, almost the same way we came and even by it's reductive ways stepping down like gears to slow the 'vehicle')

so then that's my answer almost as reflection that the question is itself is part of the answer or depends on "us" ⬅️ quite a lot (even the damage done or reliance on Capitalism I consider playable IF people wanted for it"

And so "us" here is the being of many things and many senses of that word to "thwart" Capitalism simply by doing it less or even just doing something else more without even too much focus on Capitalism (such as love, working on trust, giving etc again as super-short words).

And still in this neutral type of thinking the answer is for me clear - but could turn around as fast as 'the will' to change happens.... Right now by my own account (literally Fediverse account going back) people are not wanting, are still waiting for less painful way, or alignment etc etc isn't right and the number of people gathering around this is near-0 as 2 way "till the end" type being (though there are some individuals for sure doing it... and so if it's not just Tech (for example) and that will is their, say to trust me in favour of saving the world while having space to grow or create, then suddenly the percentage for saving the world goes up suddenly like a Back To The Future scene where not dealing with the bully = death / people in picture don't fulfil potential but if they do deal with the bully while accepting they are all different, then suddenly by doing / trusting / (dare I say enjoying) then the "potentiometer" suddenly says it's possible.

I might redraft this but happy you will get most of that Gabe.
(Sorry for delay. Have been having those super-hero scenes of life-changing thoughts these past few days...)

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