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One of my favorite and most contentious blog posts came from posing the question of whether nonprofits would become obsolete in the face of social enterprise's rising popularity: http://kimncampbell.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/are-nonprofits-the-next-in-...

I have a theoretical question for you guys. What are the essential components of capitalism? What elements, if removed from the system, would make it NOT capitalistic? I posed this question because I'm tired of anti-capitalists equating capitalism with evil. Let's get to the nitty gritty of what you guys think capitalism actually is.

Does the "follow your passion" edict really apply to everyone? GenY is such a huge fan of going for what you love whether its lucrative or not, but how many people who are doling out that advice are poor or lower middle class, immigrants or people of color? Are we COMPLETELY ignoring how privilege plays into our ability to survive the path less taken? Are people buying into a dream that doesn't exist? What are your thoughts?

If someone who was unemployed had to pick one task to perform daily in order to get a job, what would that be? There is SO much out there on resume writing, twitter, blogging, informational interviewing. What creative job hunting technique do you think would give someone the best bang for their buck?