Is Capitalism Really a Big Deal?

You hear the word all the time. In debates. On timelines. In memes that barely make sense anymore.

Sometimes it sounds too distant, too vague, like a system that exists somewhere else.
Other times it feels too big to question — like air.
But what if that’s the point?

What if the reason capitalism feels invisible is because it’s everywhere?

What if the way you spend, scroll, rest, think, and exist is being shaped by something we were taught not to notice?

1. You Don’t Own Yourself

Let’s start simple: your data isn't free.

Every time you pause, search, like, skip, or rage-click — someone’s watching.
Not to help you. To predict you. Then profit off you.

Capitalism doesn’t just sell products.
It sells you, to whoever bids the most.

Your boredom? Monetized.
Your silence? Useful.
Your attention? Extracted.

If you’ve ever felt like a product in your own life — you’re not wrong.

2. You’re Not Lazy — The System’s Exhausting

You’ve probably blamed yourself for being tired.
For not grinding harder. For not “becoming” enough.

But think: what if that’s exactly what the system wants?

Capitalism rewards burnout and calls it ambition.
It creates the stress — then sells you the cure.

Work harder, they say, while they rest on your effort.
You feel broken. But the machine is working exactly as intended.

3. “Innovation” Means Nothing Without Liberation

We’re told the future is “smart” and “efficient.” But for who?

Tech, media, housing, education — all filtered through profit logic.
All designed to serve power, not people.

If your creativity doesn’t sell, it’s ignored.
If your identity doesn’t perform, it’s erased.
If your art can’t scale, it’s left behind.

Capitalism doesn’t evolve culture. It packages it.

4. This Isn’t Paranoia — It’s Pattern Recognition

Prices rise. Wages don’t.
Pollution spreads. Billionaires grow.
Communities break. Apps update.

This isn’t random. This is a pattern.

Capitalism depends on your constant hunger — for more status, more speed, more stuff — and never asks, more of what?

5. So, What Now?

No, you don’t need to burn it all.
But you do need to question it.

You get to ask what life looks like beyond survival.
You get to design differently. Support differently. Dream differently.

That’s what Wavyst is here for.

Not to play the game better — but to rewrite it.

To distort the script.
To leak creativity back into the cracks.
To make resistance visible.

Because yeah — capitalism is a big deal.
But you?
You're bigger.