Reply to post: Capitalism hasn't existed that much longer than 200 years

Capitalism hasn't existed that much longer than 200 years

Someone REALLY doesn't know their history very well.

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Although the continuous development of capitalism as a system dates only from the 16th century, antecedents of capitalist institutions existed in the ancient world, and flourishing pockets of capitalism were present during the later European Middle Ages.

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source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/capitalism