new short piece.

I think a lot of times, you only see things through your own vantage point. I think this applies to how people view socioeconomics, too. I think people who have had a comfortable life since birth might think the economic issue at hand is largely about people working hard, seeking higher opportunities. People who were born poor might be likely to believe that the system is set up against them, and that we need to overhaul the system and introduce something much more egalitarian. People who are average middle class might think that the optimal socioeconomic system is a mixture of both social welfare and personal responsibility. *However; a lot of poorer individuals might have more independent/conservative/liberal views. And so they might see the current socioeconomic system as being mostly good, but simply needing stronger reforms and equitableness so that everyone is protected. And some wealthier individuals might be completely against the system; they have revolutionary beliefs when it comes to economics. It all depends on the specific individual. Everyone’s beliefs are different, even when their immediate context and wider personal circumstances are accounted for, taken into consideration. 

A lot of run-of-the-mill middle class people haven’t really thought about economics all that much. (I’m one of them, actually.) They assume the issue is actually not complicated; it’s not that deep. You work; you choose a line of work that is suitable for you. That’s mostly the answer to poverty and financial strain. Even if you live in a commune, or are homesteading and living off the grid—even if you live as a communist, for all intents and purposes—there’s still a lot of work you have to do, in your own life. And so “work” is not capitalism’s fault; it’s just the reality of life. *But the run-of-the-mill person who isn’t even political might still be inclined to believe that society should do a lot more for the less fortunate. I think most people are really for a mixed economy. Private enterprise (capitalism) is permissible, tolerable; but don’t forget about the poor. Help the poor; there should be redistribution of wealth for the poor and the financially insecure, and etc. Most people aren’t anti-capitalist, nor do they believe in strict laissez-faire capitalism. Most people see the strongest logic in a mixed economy, I think.