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From the Ted Talk by Katherine Mangu-Ward: What capitalism gets right -- and governments get wrong

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(Laughter)

And I don't actually know if that's a point for or against my argument, but I did feel like you should know.

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I think sometimes, we get so caught up in talking about what __________ could or should be that we forget what it has been and what it is. So I wanted to just take a minute to do some, like, greatest hits of capitalism. They _______ electric light, personal mobile phones, cheap fertilizer, commercial ________. And current capitalists are working on cool _____ like cryptocurrencies and geoengineering and plant-based meat. I also recently learned that there is a zero-sugar, alcoholic _______ of Taco Bell's Baja _____ Mountain Dew.

(Laughter)

And I don't actually know if that's a point for or against my argument, but I did feel like you should know.

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Original Text


I think sometimes, we get so caught up in talking about what capitalism could or should be that we forget what it has been and what it is. So I wanted to just take a minute to do some, like, greatest hits of capitalism. They include electric light, personal mobile phones, cheap fertilizer, commercial aviation. And current capitalists are working on cool stuff like cryptocurrencies and geoengineering and plant-based meat. I also recently learned that there is a zero-sugar, alcoholic version of Taco Bell's Baja Blast Mountain Dew.

(Laughter)

And I don't actually know if that's a point for or against my argument, but I did feel like you should know.

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