#Socialism as a set of principals: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/03/socialism-as-a-set-of-principles
I don't know if this article totally hits the mark, but as a general guide for what most socialists (in the West, at least) mean when they call themselves such, it's not bad. Few of today's young socialists are looking to re-create the USSR or "Communist" China. They rather want democratic socialism, internet tankies notwithstanding.
I wonder how many of the people who identify themselves as "socialist" want public ownership of the means of production and how many really just want a strong welfare state and high taxes on the wealthy.
@ejworthing And, actually, that was one of my issues with the article. Despite claims to the contrary in the conclusion, most of it could describe social democracy (aka: friendlier capitalism) just as easily as democratic socialism.
@ejworthing I'm sure a lot of them are Bernie Sanders "socialists," which means that they're not actually socialists. But it's a start.