There are parts of the capitalism ideology that seem magical, mythological, mystical, paranormal, or superstitious.
Example: couponing or “extreme couponing”. People think that coupons possess some kind of magical power where if you use them in the right way you get free stuff or even money back.
Something else I’ll throw into the mix is all the successful natural traditions that could be - and have been - dismissed as backwards or magical thinking.
It’s fucking amazing that the ancient Aztec and Mayan civilizations figured out nixtamalization which prevents deadly pellagra.
The Pygmy people (and lots of others) had and still have incredibly effective natural medicine cabinets at their fingertips.
I think the left needs to watch out for its scientism sometimes, even though it comes from a good place usually - and from being materialists.
