Really-existing capitalism does, in fact, involve some conspiracy. Even Adam Smith
was aware of the fact that, for example, "people of the same trade seldom meet together
but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some diversion to
raise prices".

Sometimes a belief that there is conspiracy is a valid belief.





"Honor sinks where commerce long prevails."
-- Oliver Goldsmith





We have not yet solved the scarcity problem only because we have not yet abolished
capitalism. We already have the material technology to abolish the problem of constant
poverty, and the crime of artificial scarcity.





"A man should be upright, not be kept upright."
-- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus





"The propaganda arm of the American Dream machine is Hollywood."
-- Molly Haskell