> nobody wants to talk about the root cause: capitalism.

If you both believe capitalism is evil and that no one wants to talk about it (while you do), you should definitely rethink the circles you frequent. And we’re discussing a Mastodon post, of all platforms, just search for #capitalism and you’ll find no end of critiques.

See also Wikipedia if you want more sources.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_capitalism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-capitalism