LOL, this reminds me of the Black Mirror show Holms was mentioning. Yes, they use our capitalism to manipulate us into giving up our freedom.

In the article they talk about how people like the new social credit system because of the privilege it gives, and those are all financial privileges. Even what schools their kids go to is ultimately about financial benefit. The more we let ourselves worship that one thing, the more easy we are to control.

Watching this short video, all I could think was, leave your device off! But all she could think was, do I still have my points?