If capitalism means manipulating people to make choices that are against their own best interests or eliminating other choices that have better utility, then I’m on board.

But really, capitalism properly managed shouldn’t be about figuring how to profit by making things worse, it should be about profiting by solving problems.

When a business profits by creating problems rather than solving them, it is a parasite on society. Such businesses are effectively criminal enterprises, and should not be allowed to exist.