Living under a self-perpetuating totalitarianism

The current system is described as the most insidious and genius form of totalitarianism that has ever existed/nThe capitalist system has evolved into something completely different from what Adam Smith and Karl Marx described/nAny voice of opposition is co-opted by the system and used for profit/nEven books that criticize capitalism become products endorsed and controlled by the capitalist system/nConsumers are pacified by buying products that distract them from the system