Late-Stage Capitalism: Contradictions and Speculation

Welcome to the Deep Dive. Our mission today is pretty focused. We wanna unpack

this idea of late-stage capitalism, but, uh, not through dense

theory. We're using your sources, real, specific,

sometimes pretty jarring examples. Yeah, and those examples, they hit you right

away with the contradiction that feels, well, very current. Think about Maria,

a mother, right? Her son's prescription cost jumps from like $80 to over

$600 a month. Wow. Exactly. And this happens in the same week

that Tesla stock is soaring partly because they sold millions in, uh,