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The base definition of socialism is "worker ownership of the means of production and distribution".

So, any system where people who work are free to buy shares in companies then?



Not that simple, no. Profit-sharing is not the same as worker ownership, since if shares are available to non-workers, then it's not a socialist system. Also, if workers are required to "buy in" to shares, instead of collectively owning the results of their economic organization, then that is not socialism either.

What you're thinking of is still capitalism.




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