Great cursory assessment of capitalism and happiness:<p>&gt;On the face of it, it might look like I&#x27;m saying that capitalism in general is not very good at promoting an abundance mindset. But I don&#x27;t think that that is entirely accurate. If you were to break capitalism down into two very important tenets, one is the freedom of movement of people, thought, and goods, and the freedom of choice. The second aspect is a distribution of resources according to people&#x27;s abilities rather than according to people&#x27;s needs.<p>&gt;That first tenet of capitalism, I think, is beautiful, and I wouldn&#x27;t let go of it. And if that ideology comes with the baggage of distribution of resources according to abilities, then I take that package, rather than a package where you restrict people&#x27;s freedom of thought and what kinds of choices they can make, even if it&#x27;s combined with a distribution of resources according to people&#x27;s needs.