Capitalism’s naturalness and eternity are a hoax

Evidence

The idea that the current economic form of our society—what we call capitalism—is something spontaneous, inevitable, and as eternal as gravity is a hoax. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 26

Categorization

• DEFINE: Directly articulates the book’s anti-naturalization thesis — the core claim that capitalism’s taken-for-grantedness is actively constructed, which is the ‘invisible order’ premise.
• XREF: connects to: The self’s seeming uniqueness is a mass-produced commodity falsely posed as natural — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 117; The capitalist world’s essence is abomination yet its lying appearance stands in for truth. — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia: Reflections from…, 142; Capitalism’s apparent naturalness is a constructed hoax, not an inevitability. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 26 (+6 more)