&quot;Capitalism does not require the concept of a loser. It&#x27;s the base human instinct of comparison to ones neighbor that requires the concept of a loser.&quot;<p>I would say that both benefit from the concept of a loser. In fact capitalism and this instinct go hand in hand. Capitalism is a frame work which works with this instinct.<p>Having said that it is also true that children have a natural instinct to play with their own faeces. Both this preoccupation with poo and the desire to elevate self at the expense of other should be discouraged.<p>Capitalism sucks, for the reasons eloquently outlined in this article.