escape species

According to capitalism, he would be classified as an ‘escape species’.

utopian dope

I distrust utopian thinkers. Especially prescriptive utopian thinkers like Marx.

two kinds of us

There are two kinds of people in the modern world, those who are still soul-making, and those who are lulled by capitalist delights and entertainments.

ad all

Advertisers benefit from the notion that their influence is absolute.

capital job, china

China is capitalism’s dream country: A nation with no political freedom that can make goods at a low price point.

first things first

When a consumer says, “That’s to die for,” the capitalist says, “Not yet, you must pay for it first.”

frozen treat

He tried to trademark the name ‘Melting Glacier Slushy’.

sticks together

Glut is the glue of the consumerist society.

relative value

At expiration, the supermarket marks down by half the inexpensive bread, but the nicer loaves only by a third.

scar shaped like a smile

To see gloating global capitalism get its comeuppance was almost worth the financial pain of 2008-2009.

gangland

Pure capitalism is organized crime. A corporation is nothing more than a governmentally licensed gang.