postcapitalism
Etymology
From post- + capitalism.
postcapitalism means any hypothetical economic system proposed as a future replacement for capitalism. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
Why this word is great
POSTCAPITALISM — [Noun] Any hypothetical economic system proposed as a future replacement for capitalism. From the English prefix post- (meaning "after") + capitalism. Unlike "anticapitalism" (which denotes a stance of critique and opposition) or "socialism" (which carries the weight of specific, historically-attempted alternatives), postcapitalism is a speculative void—the blank page after the final chapter of a familiar story. It is the abandoned factory repurposed as a community forge; the glitch in the automated logistics chain that reveals a local network of barter; the digital ledger that records care-hours instead of currency. We strain to hear its shape in the static of our decline, knowing only that something must, eventually, come after.
noun
- Any hypothetical economic system proposed as a future replacement for capitalism.