Seeing capitalism as a mere abstract economic system is an insult to its multiplicities that can be felt today. Capitalism is a system that based its principle on competition and profit. Capitalist system shapes our culture, politics and even our natural needs. A culture's sanctity is now sacrificed for a commercial gain. Native American headdresses worn in Coachella wiping out its history and meaning for aesthetic purpose. In politics, we see how the control of government is narrowly concentrated at the top 10% of the income scale while the rest has been virtually disenfranchised. Another difference could be seen on how humans' natural needs have been commodified. The need to eat and drink has been transformed into the need to visit a fancy restaurant to satisfy our ego and the need to socialise that has been utilised by social media companies. However, there is one thing that is still out of reach for the capitalist system to exploit: Our need to sleep.
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