the trick is that Marx did anticipate the coordination of capitalists to pursue their class interests. he just thought that the invention of the joint-stock company would eventually rationalize accumulation and moderate the "anarchy of production."

in essence, this is what he thought would happen:

the key here is that it's basically the american way to dodge the fact that they live in a class society

you will note that the latest report, like all the reports, spend no time dealing with with the media environment or attention economy. (it also weirdly treats political choices as untethered from events)

again I am foolishly looking for a sailboat to buy that's
- fast
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- stable
- roomy
- good racing scene
- quick to launch and recover
- trailerable
- comfortable
- inexpensive