And here I thought we were having a nice conversation, and then you went full reddit on me. I'm just terrible at reading people.

Supporters of capitalism are not allowed here.

For clarification, the comment started with "Oh don't give me that. It just sounds too pretentious" -- like what?? about my comment was pretentious when I was just sharing a personal anecdote -- and then it just went downhill from there in a multi-paragraph diatribe, including such hits as "I'm not anti-capitalist" and then went on to disparage anarchism to me, an anarchist. This is not your personal debate platform, and demanding someone explain themselves to you personally in a comment is incredibly self-absorbed. For anyone who comes across this, here's a book I recommend that does a good job exploring how anarchist communities might work, including real-world examples of communities that function using anarchist principles. Here it is in audiobook form. I'm not asking anyone to be convinced, but it's ok to share texts here. It's even ok to share your personal worldview in a comment or post.

It's NOT ok to demand other users answer to you personally (reddit-like behavior) or to disparage someone else's worldview, especially not without doing your own homework first. Information on all forms of anarchism, communism, etc. can be found for free online now.

Obviously, this doesn't include defending objectively oppressive systems such as capitalism, fascism, monarchism, etc.

Edit: Restored the comment for visibility.