Dear reader,
I have created the following pieces of writing in hopes of unveiling a perhaps overlooked system that is present in our society. It is a slippery thing that operates in the shadows of our everyday lives, prevalent in more ways than recognizable. Tied to other systems of oppression, such as patriarchy, white supremacy, and cisheteronormativity, capitalism is tied to and perpetuates them all. I have often heard from peers (usually studying commerce) that capitalism is merely a model used to create efficiency. A model that acts like a machine solving a puzzle, finding the best solution to problems and the best way to move forward. But this is simply not true. The following pieces of writing (hopefully) break down that understanding of capitalism. What is missing from that conceptualization of capitalism is that capitalism relies on oppression and inequality to be successful. Capitalism was enacted in tandem with systems of oppression. They are enmeshed together, unable to be separated. My aim in these pieces of writing is to reveal the truth about capitalism.
The bottom line is this: capitalism hurts and capitalism harms.
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