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Full Idea
Marx discovered a formula impossible to surpass when he said that the essence of capitalism lies in the subordination of subject to object, of man to thing.
Gist of Idea
The essence of capitalism is the subordination of people to things
Source
report of Karl Marx (works [1860]) by Simone Weil - Fragments: London 1943 p,155
Book Ref
Weil,Simone: 'Oppression and Liberty' [Routledge 1955], p.155
A Reaction
I find this rather too vague to be a penetrating observation. I would suggest the obliteration of cooperation and community, in favour of competition. Winners and losers.