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You're confusing capitalism with science/innovation. It's a common mistake but a mistake nonetheless.
Awful grammar aside, the opposite is true: capitalism has been the main driver of enslavement, both literally and figuratively.
No, because of capitalism, BEING the average person rather than a rich person carries a sharply increased risk of premature death
Not true. The Lords aren't the literal landed gentry anymore, but the economic elite and the politicians they buy control the lives of regular people even more now than feudal lords did in the middle ages. They just have a bunch of multimillionaires telling people otherwise.
Capitalism has impoverished many times more people than it has enriched. Capitalism didn't lift you up, another aspect of society did, such as a social safety net, innovation, neighbours who care etc etc. All things that exist without capitalism.
🤯 Ok, I'm out. I was having fun picking apart your silly misgivings, but that's just too delusional. If you can claim THAT with a straight face, there's definitely not enough hope for you in the short term for you to be worth any more of my time and effort. 🤦