For two centuries, capitalism has navigated through a vortex of continuous change, between rise and fall, yet it always emerges strengthened and transformed. Paul Mason examines its tumultuous history and wonders whether today we are experiencing such a decisive metamorphosis that capitalism, the incomprehensibly complex system that allows entire societies to function, has reached its limits and is evolving into something entirely different.

At the center of these changes are information and communication technologies. A revolution that could completely redefine the ways we understand concepts such as work, production, and value. A revolution that has the potential to destroy the economy of markets and private ownership, a process that has already been set in motion according to the author.

Almost without us noticing, in the dark corners and gaps of the system, entire segments of the economy are changing. Goods and services emerge that do not comply with the dictates of neoliberalism: alternative currencies, time banks, cooperative ventures, self-managed online platforms.

People are radically changing their behavior, discovering new forms of ownership, lending, and entrepreneurship in defiance of the dominant system of our time. In this radical book, Paul Mason suggests how we can rise from the ashes of the last financial crisis and create a more sustainable and socially just global economy.

He convincingly argues that exiting capitalism is no longer a utopian vision. For the first time in human history, fully aware of what is happening around us, we can foresee and shape the cataclysmic changes ourselves, rather than merely reacting to them.