Not to sound cliché but that is resoundingly the primary symptom of late stage capitalism. Commodification of all; nothing is sacred, not even your own life. Th

Not to sound cliché but that is resoundingly the primary symptom of late stage capitalism. Commodification of all; nothing is sacred, not even your own life. This has actually been the state of affairs for quite some time (at least from 18th century) but the ever increasing creep of wages, which previously shielded high wage positions from this reality, are becoming increasingly transparent as information technology becomes more prolific.