> Through his theories of alienation, value, commodity fetishism, and surplus value, Marx argued that capitalism facilitated social relations through commodific

> Through his theories of alienation, value, commodity fetishism, and surplus value, Marx argued that capitalism facilitated social relations through commodification and the exploitation of labor. This is remarkably close to the views expressed in the article, but I guess you're being downvoted because you hit a nerve. Links for the interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alienation_of_labor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alienation_of_labor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_fetishism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_fetishism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surplus_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surplus_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploitation_of_labor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploitation_of_labor