Giridharadas confronts our societal obsession with capitalism as a savior for public problems and the the issues perpetuated by the notion of "doing well by doing good," specifically income inequality. The first chapter especially hit home because Cohen's perspective mirrored my own, most clearly because of our similar Georgetown experiences. Additionally, given my background from business school to working in philanthropy and consulting, I was fascinated by his interviews and analysis on topics like B Corps, Ford Foundation, and McKinsey. It provoked me to think about my own complicity in the system and how easily I try to justify it. Definitely agree with his assertion that it's easy/we're willing to advocate for justice as long as it doesn't negatively impact our own situation (e.g. higher taxes, switching sectors for lower wages).

However, I was frustrated that in his avoidance to be a "thought leader", he declined to proffer any solutions besides a general encouragement to support public institutions. I also wish he was willing to integrate his story more within the text than in the afterword because it seems like a bit of a cop-out to take everyone else to task without sharing your perspective. He was also extremely hard on the political left/liberals while not really calling out conservatives, perhaps because he thinks we're the more persuadable or more in denial about the situation. Nevertheless, would highly recommend.