At our latest philosophy night, I asked whether capitalism had instilled in us any ideas or mindsets that we accept without having questioned them. This is a question I was wondering about because I often hear people say that capitalism is the cause of the world's problems. Even though I consider myself a capitalist, I agree with them about many problems that they call capitalism, and I also want to root out any unquestioned beliefs or mindsets I may have in order to discard them if I realize I have no reason to hold them other than being trained to hold them. We didn't come up with a list of such beliefs at philosophy night but I've decided to try to brainstorm such a list of my own, so here it is. Please feel free to give suggestions to add to the list or feedback on the list. Do you think these ideas are good, bad or neither, and why?

* Get resources for myself (this is evolutionary and may be the primary source of the capitalist mindset, but gone haywire under industrialized society?).
* A person's success in life is determined by their wealth or salary (or signs of wealth, such as a bigger house or car or certain brands etc.).
* To get resources or to solve problems, go shopping (as opposed to making something, borrowing something, trying to figure out a solution, etc.),
* I have to go shopping and buy presents for the people in my life. If I don't, they'll think I don't care about them, or that I'm cold, etc.
* If I think of a good idea or an idea for a business or make something such as a book or work of art, then its value is what others are willing to trade for it. I should market it in order to make it well-known and popular.
* I need services which are provided by companies, and I pay for those services either with money or by consenting to ads or both.
* If I have a lot of free time, find a job or do something to be productive, i.e. do something that produces value.
* If I still have free time, buy entertainment products or services.
* If I have money, invest it to ensure that I'll have money to meet my needs in the future, since needs require money to meet. If I have a lot of money, protect it.
* Collect entertaining products or services to ensure I'll continue to be entertained or have access to them in the future (e.g. collections of all the best movies or books or games or shoes or collectible toys or artwork).
* As I gain wealth, increase my quality of life by replacing my things with newer, better things or things that look newer or better.
* Land is a resource. If I own it I should make use of it in the way that maximizes the wealth I get from it. If I don't own land then I can get resources by paying someone who does.
* If someone has done a favour for me, then I owe them a favour, and vice-versa.