Jeff Bezos is a model capitalist – and we’ve failed him | David Mitchell

Perhaps Labour should wake up and start addressing the besetting sins of unfettered capitalism

It's no good expecting people to be nice. That's an important rule of thumb when working out how to run things or, indeed, when designing a system that decides who runs things. And if you think that's too cynical, remember not to lock your door when you next leave the house.

Obviously, many people are very nice. Some people are nice all the time and almost everyone is nice some of the time, but, when you're trying to build a system, thinking about that is a waste of headspace. We hope for the best but prepare for the worst, with alarms, passwords, insurance, Tasers and scanning everyone's shoes before they get on an aeroplane.

You can't just steal stuff, but you can trade stuff and you can make stuff