Intro to Economic Life 6: The Market Worldview

Commodification, alienation and the myth of independence

In Part 5 we looked at how economic interdependence is a web of connections: you’re supported, either directly or indirectly, by a network of people who connect into you. You in turn support others, who connect into others, and so on.

We also started looking at how money allows for very quick reconfiguration of those connections. For example, as you read…