The attempt to develop an objective 'view from nowhere' is seen to be not only unrealistic but as having exclusionary implications. Advertising, marketing, even packaging, aim at shaping people's preferences rather than, as laissez-faire theory holds, merely responding to them. Unsure of what they stand for, people increasing rely on money as the criterion of value. What is more expensive is considered better. The value of a work of art can be judged by the price it fetches.
People deserve respect and admiration because they are rich.
What used to be a medium of exchange has usurped the place of fundamental values, reversing the relationship postulated by economic theory. What used to be professions have turned into businesses. The cult of success has replaced a belief in principles. When the mass media in some foreign countries serve as megaphones for the rhetoric of their government, the result is ludicrous propaganda. Once we have surrendered our senses and nervous systems to the private manipulation of those who would try to benefit from taking a lease on our eyes and ears and nerves, we don't really have any rights left.