Cannibalistic Capital: The Jungle and Myth of Meritocracy

It’s a dog eat dog world out there - or maybe it’s a dog eat man world? Or, maybe it's a man eat dog world? Or… a man eat man world? Walk with me through Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, Michael Young’s The Rise of the Meritocracy, and the cannibalistic nature of late stage capitalism. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - I Will Work Harder 07:20 - All Animals Are Equal 17:40 - Me(at)ritocracy 29:55 - Meat Grinder Economics 32:00 - FDA Enters the Chat 33:51 - Conclusion Bibliography: Books: The Jungle - Upton Sinclair (1905) The Rise of Meritocracy - Michael Young (1958) Tender is the Flesh - Augustina Bazterrica (2017) Further Writing: Food and Drug Administration Gov. Site: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/changes... HeinOnline Blog: https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2025... Myth of Meritocracy - Harvard Law Review Note: https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-conte... Trump Account (Trump Babies): https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content... BBC Article - Temu: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-677... Forced Labour and Fast Fashion - connection to Uyghur: https://chinaselectcommittee.house.go... Wealth Gap - US: https://inequality.org/facts/wealth-i... Wealth Gap - Canada: https://www.oxfam.ca/publication/cana... United Nations on Wealth Disparity: https://www.un.org/en/un75/inequality... Pew Research - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-tr... Racial Inequality in Management/Executive Positions - Federal - Canada: https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/resources... Ethics and Discrimination in the Hiring Process: https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/mu... Gender Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Academia: A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Transformation (2023), Duarte, et al. Exploring the world of food with families: perspectives of low-income families on factors influencing their food choices: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... Breakfast and School Related Outcomes in Children and Adolescents in the US: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... School Breakfast Program Strengthens Household Food Security(...): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Elon Musk, first trillionaire https://www.forbes.com/sites/pr/2026/... Audio and Other Assets: Intro - Soylent Green (1973) Dir: Richard Fleischer Tags: #videoessay #cannibalism #economics #politics #capitalism #sociology #cannibal #thejungle #uptonsinclair #classicbookvideoessay