hyper-capitalism
Unrestrained profit pursuit
Hyper-capitalism describes an intensified form of capitalism where market logic dominates nearly every aspect of life.
The term implies that traditional capitalism has accelerated or metastasized—commodifying relationships, privatizing public goods, and prioritizing profit above social welfare.
Critics use it to describe systems where corporate power goes largely unchecked: In this hyper-capitalism, even basic healthcare becomes a luxury good.
The prefix signals excess rather than mere degree.
Pro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
globalization · commodification · financialization · trickle-down · austerity · supply-side · libertarianism · Reaganomics
Operating across multiple countries
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
CEO · shareholder · boardroom · executive · franchise · headquarters · IPO · subsidiary
People with vast fortunes
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- oligarchyRule by few
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- sweatshopsExploitative manufacturing facilities
underpaid · precariat · classism · disparity · inheritance · robber-baron · tycoon · magnate
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
retail · materialism · fast-fashion · disposability · overconsumption · gadgets · trends · Amazon
State of being isolated
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- dystopiaImaginary terrible society
- corporatocracyRule by business interests
- MarxismClass-based revolutionary philosophy
Excessive manufacture beyond need
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
overconsumption · fast-fashion · hyperconsumption · burnout · unsustainability · landfill · e-waste
neoliberalism
Pro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
privatization · globalization · commodification · financialization · trickle-down · austerity · supply-side · libertarianism · Reaganomics · Thatcherism
multinational
Operating across multiple countries
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- mergerCorporate combination
acquisition · CEO · shareholder · boardroom · executive · franchise · headquarters · IPO · subsidiary · monopoly
billionaires
People with vast fortunes
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- oligarchyRule by few
- exploitationSelfish use of others
sweatshops · underpaid · precariat · classism · disparity · inheritance · robber-baron · tycoon · magnate
consumerism
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
e-commerce · retail · materialism · fast-fashion · disposability · overconsumption · gadgets · trends · Amazon
alienation
State of being isolated
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- dystopiaImaginary terrible society
- corporatocracyRule by business interests
overproduction
Excessive manufacture beyond need
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
profligacy · overconsumption · fast-fashion · hyperconsumption · burnout · unsustainability · landfill · e-waste
hyper-capitalismcommunism
Collective ownership system
socialism · Marxism · state socialism · command economy · planned economy
hyper-capitalismKeynesianism
Interventionist macroeconomic theory
anti-capitalism · interventionism · protectionism · post-capitalism · degrowth
hyper-capitalismcommunitarianism
Philosophy prioritizing collective bonds
egalitarianism · localism · anti-consumerism · mutualism · gift economy
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