Compassionate Capitalism: The Key to a Better World

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Introduction

Compassionate capitalism is a unique branch of capitalism where the earning of profit is not seen as the top, nor only, priority when running a venture. Compassionate capitalism puts other factors as well, as important values to pursue, such as helping people, showing compassion, and be a servant.

In compassionate capitalism, the top leaders are not after profit alone. They are after helping people using the pursuit of profit. The pursuit of profit is not only for the sake of the top leader/s, but for everybody involved.

As such, the accumulation of power is done not for the sake of corporate greed, but corporate help. In compassionate capitalism, the workers/apprentices are a priority as well, and are there not only to make the top leader/s rich, but to be profited from as well.

As such, compassionate capitalism puts an extra challenge in the pursuit of profit and power: to do the moral/right thing of using them for the sake of everyone involved in the venture.

Organizations under compassionate capitalism profit in a more equitable way, while the top leaders earn their way up not by backstabbing or competing with others, but by serving.

They serve their way up, and the means to gain wealth and power are moral by nature, and thus, give a moral justification to the ends, which is the accumulation of wealth and power.

Compassionate Capitalism Versus Ruthless Capitalism

Ruthless capitalism is the most popular form of capitalism today. It views workers/apprentices as expandable and view the ends of wealth and power as justified by any means -- even if immoral by nature.

Ruthless capitalism seeks to earn wealth and power by any cost. Compassionate capitalism conditions this quest by moral and humane means. Ruthless capitalism, at the face of the AI revolution, would seek to fire many workers in the name of cheaper, cost-effective automation. The compassionate capitalist, on the other hand, would seek to save people from the great replacement of AI, as the mission of the compassionate capitalist is not to profit for its own sake, but to profit by helping people.

Nowadays, compassionate capitalism is the road not taken, yet it is the key to a better world. A world where people are not mere wage slaves, but the priority. Ruthless capitalism, on the other hand, seeks to subjugate for the sake of profit, and would not consider the human element's happiness and wellbeing as important priorities in the quest for capital.

Ruthless capitalism views the human element as a mere cog in a greater machine, while compassionate capitalism views humans as more than mere cogs, but as the means which are meant to serve in the quest for capital. They are the means which are there to be helped, rather than the means to help the top leader/s to get richer.

Why Compassionate Capitalism Is the Key to a Better World

Compassionate capitalism is the key to a better world because it is there to serve the people, to make them pleased, to help them out, and be happier.

An example of a compassionate capitalist in fiction is Papa Smurf from the Smurfs. He is a leader that leads for the prosperity of his fellow subjects, than for the sake of himself. He seeks to help his fellow Smurfs in any way he can, and is kind-hearted to them. Despite being a sole leader, he leads with benevolence and virtue, and puts the average Smurf as the main source of concern.

The Smurf village is a utopian example for a better world. They seek to help each other, never leave their fellow Smurfs behind, all under the guidance of a single leader with executive powers.

Moral Egoism and Compassionate Capitalism

I argue that it is the interest of leaders to introduce compassionate capitalism into their leadership philosophies because it can increase the loyalty of those who work for them. The more you help out your followers, the more they will seek to be useful to you. 

Furthermore, some of them, under compassionate capitalism, would be proud and grateful to help you out in your quest for capital.

Therefore, compassionate capitalism has the power to make your followers appreciated, and thus more eager to be competent and effective as workers. A more competent and effective worker is a worker that is the least to be replaced, or act against you.

Looking Both Ways: The Problems with Compassionate Capitalism

However, the problems with compassionate capitalism stem from the fact that it is made for a better world than this one.

The problem with such a good philosophy is that under the wrong hands, followers can exploit your benevolent philosophy and seek capital when it is not morally justified. For example, they might lie to you in order to be helped. 

Indeed, the problem with compassionate capitalism is not everyone deserves to be helped. For example, those that are not always grateful to your compassionate nature, and/or people who mainly care about their own selfish interests, are examples of people who are unworthy of compassionate capitalism.

A List of People Who Deserve Compassionate Capitalism

* People who are considerate of others.

* People who are always grateful to be helped.

* People that seek to work better thanks to being helped.

* People that are not exploiters by heart.

* People who are not manipulators.

* People that want you to succeed.

* People who don't mainly care about themselves.

Conclusions

Compassionate Capitalism is there for the people. It is there to help them out as a means to get more capital. It requires more investment, and puts the attaining of wealth and capital under the challenge of being a truly good person.

If you seek to be a better person, morally, as a way to get more capital, than compassionate capitalism is the way for you.

However, you should take note that being a good person comes at the challenge of being exploited and helping people that do not deserve your help.

Furthermore, you should take note that pleasing everyone is not always possible. Therefore, being ruthless does have its perks of firing those who don't deserve your help, and/or those who are incompetent.

Compassionate capitalism is for those who seek to improve the world, not necessarily to get more capital for yourself. It's for those looking to serve rather than be served. 

If you seek to make the world a better place, then compassionate capitalism is the path for you.