I'm currently reading Joseph Campbell's Myths to Live By, which has made me more aware of the social and cultural impacts at the moment. He talks about the dichotomy of social immortality and individualism, and how he believes the suppression of individualism is culturally toxic. And so, as you say, how do we find a balance? How do we find a system which allows for individual creativity and fulfillment, which is also resistant to corruption by the wealthy, which is also economically feasible, and ideally also maximises liberty? I think capitalism did a rather good job at most of those for nearly three hundred years. I think it's probably failing now because of individual and cultural sicknesses, rather than any insurmountable weakness of the system. Which is to say, cultural healing must precede economic healing.One of the arguments he makes is that our most natural economy is a human economy
you're likely to be overrun and dominated by another tribe/culture of capitalists.