It wasn't always the case that the market intruded into every aspect of our lives. Not long ago, for example, you could go to the museums at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. without being bombarded by corporate advertisements. Not so today. Today, major Smithsonian exhibits are sponsored by big corporations.
Corporate advertisements fill brochures.
And credit card companies are hawking their cards inside the museums. It used to be that corporations and their markets had private commercial places, and individuals with their communities had their public places. Today, it is difficult to find a public place that commercial culture hasn't infiltrated. Try and find anywhere, outside of the restrooms, in a modern American airport where you can sit and read without being infected by a television or billboard commercial. The new National Airport outside of Washington, D.C. has been transformed from an airport to a shopping mall, with more than 50 upscale shops.