You are right, and that is exactly the problem, since it is something history proved impossible to be reformed.
EDIT: reforming capitalism is a long term desire from part of the humankind. It is not a new idea and has yield very long discussions [1]. So, the big idea today is indeed how to overthrow it in favour of another form of social organization.
[1] https://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1900/reform-revol...