Individual capitalists, in short, behave in such a way as to threaten the conditions that permit the reproduction of the capitalist class.

Monetary relations have penetrated into every nook and cranny of the world and into almost every aspect of social, even private life.

Money must exist before it can be turned into capital.

The accumulation of capital involves the expansion of value over time.

We're supposed to live under capitalism, and capitalism is supposed to be competitive so you would expect that capitalists and entrepreneurs would like competition. Well, it turns out that capitalists do everything they can to avoid competition.

Cities begin to use cultural production as a way to market their city as being unique and special. Of course, the problem with this is that much of culture is very easy to replicate. The uniqueness begins to disappear. Then, we have what I call the "Disneyfication" of society.

Perpetual revolutions in technology can mean the devaluation of fixed capital on an extensive scale.