Символ и капитал. Материализация символа

The cycle of industrial social system has ended, and social production has transformed into a new format which, for lack of a better term, has come to be known as «post-industrial capitalism». In actuality, we have embarked on a new journey of socioeconomic system – one that should be properly defined as «symbolic capitalism».

Today, our ideas of reality are transmitted and interpreted through the medium of virtual symbols. The virtual grabs our attention and excites our imagination. The manipulation of information and sensory perception is achieved symbolically through endless combinations of numbers and formulas. Virtual symbols become denser, taking on the essence of tangibility. The new, symbolic material becomes no less relevant than the reality of elementary particles.