Great essay Umair, nice to see you back in the saddle. However, Capitalism has not been the defining characteristic of our economy for decades. We are now fully engulfed in Techno-Feudalism. As for the future, all us underestimate the Economics Profession's ability to keep our head up our bum. Note: https://medium.com/@daneke/adapting-a-maladaptive-society-institutional-ecology-vs-economics-922dd5764d09