There are no Socialist mechanisms within a Capitalist system, and confusing left and right for how progressive something is, rather than as structural Modes of Production, is wrong.
Capitalism is centralization of power into the hands of the few, Communism is by definition a spreading of said power. You don’t need a central leader, lol, you can have worker councils.
That’s a lot of talk to essentially ignore what central planning is, lmao. It’s not some guy with a spreadsheet making one wrong move and everyone starves, it’s very decentralized and similar to regular infrastructure. Do you truly think central planning has a single planner, or do you think worker councils deciding at the local level cannot function?
That’s Communism, and you claimed Capitalism can nearly get to Communism.
Sorry, you’re the next-level moron here, I’m afraid. Capitalism and Socialism are both Modes of Production, and are mutually exclusive. Either the Workers own the Means of Production, or Capitalists do. Social Democracies are Capitalism with social safety nets, they aren’t a blend of Capitalism with Socialism.
All in all, terrible answers, sorry to say. You truly would benefit from reading Marx, you’re woefully misunderstanding what leftists advocate for, and I suggest you refrain from commenting until you do learn.
At the end, you even imply crops have a mystical quality about them that determines if they live or die solely based on who owns them. Sorry, but I prefer science.