Are we speaking of patents or the product made from those patents? Are we speaking of how capitalism enforces permanent growth and profit requirements upon us s

Are we speaking of patents or the product made from those patents? Are we speaking of how capitalism enforces permanent growth and profit requirements upon us so that most anything that can be monetised will be monetised. Even feeding the homeless is monetised by the state[1] - in the form of fines. I for one can no longer distinguish between capitalistic greed and profiteering via patents, food, housing, warmth, freedoms, user data, .... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/04/texas-volunteers-fined-feeding-homeless-heat https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/04/texas-volunt...