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The Mental Disease of Late-Stage Capitalism
“The mental disease of late-stage capitalism is shame, the devastating feeling that we failed ourselves in the Land of Opportunity.” — Joe Brewer on why we feel ashamed of ourselves when we can’t pay bills, find a job or can’t afford to have children. An interesting read into how capitalism changes the way we think and alter the expectations of ourselves.