[jarpschop]

That doesn't sound dystopian at all. Got to love capitalism!

[postsantum]

This, but unironically. Under alternative systems you aren't going to choose what to look at

[nynx]

Could you expand on this? There are many economic/political systems in which people have more freedom than in capitalism.

[Enginerrrd]

Incredible claims require incredible proof.

In this case, I'd probably settle for even a single real-world example.

You can't use hypothetical systems here because the implied power structures created will be utilized by actual humans.

[rbanffy]

That's all subjective. What is freedom to you? Which one is freer: choosing and working to buy a house or having the absolute certainty you'll always have a house? Which one is more liberating? If you had that certainty, would you abandon your current job and write poetry?

[typon]

No need to expand on religious beliefs. All it takes is faith.

[jeabays]

Yes, it's so important for me to choose between 16 different brands of the same thing, all owned by two massive monopoly megacorporations. Get bent.

[gjvc]

Washing powder is the canonical example of this.

[harpersealtako]

If an overabundance of detergent brands are the "canonical example" of the future-present dystopia, I think we're gonna be fine.