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Wow, I totally disagree with you. First, capitalism is the opposite of socialism. The big chains wouldn't succeed if they didn't provide people with what they want. It is the dream of most small businesspeople to succeed so well as to expand, create a chain, franchise, etc. This is the dream of businesspeople who are motivated by money. It sounds like you begrudge people their success.
For the most part, these stores give people:
- convenient location
- wide selection of desireable goods
- competitive prices
- good service
- pleasant shopping experience.
If more small, local merchants did these things better then perhaps there wouldn't be such a demand for the larger retailers. They only got large by giving people what they want, and doing it better and cheaper than others. The OPPOSITE of this is socialism, where people and companies are not free to engage in competitive exchange and converse. In socialist societies, people like you think they know better than others what is good and they dictate how things should be done. This invariably ends up failing. This is because through competition efficiencies are maintained and suppliers and buyers are able to quickly react and adapt to changes. Not perfect, but better than any other alternaives so far.
If you are really so against the whole thing then you can;
- get a non-retail job
- start your own business to compete
- move to someplace that isn't so overrun or suburban
- learn a basic and substantial skill/occupation like carpentry or something productive and far removed from retail.
- etc.
20 years from now these stores and chains migh all go the way of the buggywhip. Maybe people will get everything online or some other way. The companies that react the fastest and give you what you want will survive, adapt and succeed. That is a good thing. You are free to try it too.
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