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That doesn't sound dystopian at all. Got to love capitalism!

This, but unironically. Under alternative systems you aren't going to choose what to look at

Could you expand on this? There are many economic/political systems in which people have more freedom than in capitalism.

Incredible claims require incredible proof.

In this case, I'd probably settle for even a single real-world example.

You can't use hypothetical systems here because the implied power structures created will be utilized by actual humans.

That's all subjective. What is freedom to you? Which one is freer: choosing and working to buy a house or having the absolute certainty you'll always have a house? Which one is more liberating? If you had that certainty, would you abandon your current job and write poetry?

No need to expand on religious beliefs. All it takes is faith.

Yes, it's so important for me to choose between 16 different brands of the same thing, all owned by two massive monopoly megacorporations. Get bent.

Washing powder is the canonical example of this.

If an overabundance of detergent brands are the "canonical example" of the future-present dystopia, I think we're gonna be fine.

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