To come to any conclusion other than that capitalism needs to end immediately is just… kind of silly. But I still think the argument Desmond lays out so clearly is worth reading and stewing on. It put a lot of observations in writing that I have not been able to articulate, and I loved that I could see pretty much anyone reading this book and coming out of it having learned something, it was so approachable. I do think he makes some solid suggestions but like geeze, there is no “compassionate” capitalism, especially not in the US, that will end exploitation, racism, and scarcity mindsets, his conclusions just don’t seem to go far enough. I really enjoyed reading this and felt incredibly engaged, I’d recommend this to everyone!