As a capitalist angel investor in half a dozen startups, I can assure you that capitalism, like democracy, is a horrible system....except for all the others that humanity has tried.

https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/youre-not-a-capitalist-until-84870880fbf0

Your compatriot EJ Hobsbawm had a great phrase for it: "capitalism saws off the tree branch upon which it sits." But every other generation, along comes a Bismarck, Roosevelt (TR and FDR) or Attley or Willy Brandt to save capitalism from the capitalists.

On the other hand, if you wish to avoid extinction level global warming it's the startup founders, and their angel investors, VCs and private equity investors who will innovate us out of extinction. Faust's bargain is relevant here.

Jews are the world's oldest surviving people/nation. Your definition of "ephemeral" needs work. Your exclusion of Jews from the nationhood club is based on the same ancient anti-semitism that produced "no dogs, no Jews" signs in front of hotels and country clubs not too long ago.

We're a faith, nation and people, a combination unique in the world. I'm a prosciutto-loving atheist.....a devout Jew. Get over it and get educated before you mouth off again.