Small Business Podcast

What is Late Stage Capitalism and How to Take Advantage Of It

Paul and Gabriela

Taking advantage of "late-stage capitalism" (a term describing extreme inequality, market control, and consumerism) involves leveraging its paradoxes: building wealth through high-demand skills and investments, finding niches in essential services or tech support, prioritizing financial literacy (investing/saving), creating value through side hustles (like local services), and even finding systemic loopholes, but it also means recognizing the system's pitfalls like planned obsolescence and seeking ways to build resilient communities and counter corporate power