**Capitalism is investing profits into capital, to generate more profits.** Capitalism is the belief in the ever-growing pie. You get a bigger slice not by taking from others, but by growing the pie for everyone. > [!tldr] ⛵ Capitalism says a rising tide raises all boats Capitalism is the repeated process of investing profits from a venture into capital which serves to return more profits in the future. It's a [[Feedback Loop]]. # Put Simply Existing Capital → Existing Profits → More Capital → More Profits → Even More Capital → Even More Profits **** ## Source - [[Homo Deus]] ## Related - [[Economic Growth Begets Economic Growth]]