[lukeqsee]

I wish life were this simple.

Essentially, it seems Jan wants to replace capitalism with hedonism. Inevitably, we will find the problems with hedonism and need a (second) revolution. I'm not arguing that we live in the "perfect capitalistic society"—far from it. However, we can't fight fire with fire here, i.e., we cannot replace one broken system with another inherently broken system. Instead, we need to change people's ideas about life, money, and happiness. It's only when we change focus that balance will be achievable. Money, happiness, work are all amoral. Undue focus on money or happiness or work tends to bring about moral failure. So, we now know what it's like to live in a society that focuses on money (capitalistic). If we follow Jan we will know what it's like to live in a (more so) hedonistic society.

Instead of jumping from one school of thought to another, I think we really just want to find balance and purpose. That isn't found through revolutions; that's found through individuals changing and growing.

Edit: clarifications.