Capitalism was based on trade and trade was based on exchanging goods and services.
But at some point, the goods and services were replaced with bullshit.
The banking, mortgage and insurance companies recognize this bullshit very well. After all, they INVENTED bullshit.
This bullshit was financed by the wealth of the rich pricks who, as we learned, stole it from the poor.
First, the housing prices rose. It began with a few thousand dollars, then a few hundred thousand dollars, and by the time I was a young man, an apartment in New York City could cost as much as 100 million bucks! Who the fuck, was buying these homes? Fuck knows!
Then there were the cars. The cars went from 30 grand to 100 grand and then 10 million. What kind of car would be worth 10 million bucks? I was stumped.
Then the land prices rose. If you wanted to buy a small piece of land in the city, you’d have to shell out a few million bucks. But if it was in the countryside, it was much less.
And the same could be said for special edition designer shoes and clothing and electronics and paintings! How could I forget that?!
A single painting priced millions of dollars – an abstract painting – just a canvas with a bunch of different colors splashed on it haphazardly – millions of dollars!
I could understand the value of art, but the paintings boggled my mind.
I could paint something better with my eyes closed and using just my penis as the brush. But would it be valued in millions? I highly doubt it!
And that, was capitalism in a nutshell. Considering the amount things were priced at, it was all bullshit.
Designer clothes, fashion trends and beauty products – it was all bullshit.
People didn’t need to buy clothes every month. They didn’t need to fill their bags with dozens of makeup kits. The women didn’t need silicon tits and botox injections.
But the media and advertisers made them feel insecure. If you were all natural, you were ugly. But if you bought their products and underwent their procedures, you would miraculously be turned into a beautiful damsel!
Similarly, the men were duped into using steroids to build more muscles. If you wanted to grow big, a simple protein shake wouldn’t suffice! Buy a dozen different supplements and some hormones to assist you!
The corporations told people how to look, how to dress, what to buy, and how to live. They even told people what to eat!
And the foolish masses followed blindly.