Capitalism has more steps between you and tyranny than the feudalism it replaced in most places, so it was an upgrade.

Much like feudalism, though, the lords deteriorated over time (inbreeding and deregulation respectively), so it's well past time to upgrade again. Ridding ourselves of tyranny would be nice, but I have a feeling that state capitalism (as seen in the PRC, Vietnam, etc.) is a more likely replacement. It's another incremental upgrade that will hopefully give us the time to relax and organize to push for yet another step.