The Polarization of Time

What if your remaining lifespan appeared as a digital timer on your wrist? What if every cup of coffee, every bus ride, every moment of rest literally cost you minutes of your life? The science fiction film "In Time" presents this chilling premise—but this book reveals it's no longer fiction. "The Polarization of Time" uses "In Time" as a lens to examine the brutal reality of modern capitalism: how time has become the ultimate commodity, how wealth determines not just comfort but lifespan itself, and how the gap between those who buy time and those who sell it grows irreversibly wider each day. Through five penetrating chapters, this book dissects the mechanisms by which capital has colonized time itself. From the financialization of every waking hour to the inheritance of leisure across generations, from algorithmic time theft to the structural systems that make some lives long and others desperately short—this analysis exposes what wealth polarization truly means in the 21st century. But this isn't merely a critique. It's a urgent call to reclaim what we're losing. Because when we lose time, we don't just lose hours—we lose life itself, the capacity to be human, and the possibility of dignity. The question isn't whether we can afford to address time polarization. It's whether we can afford not to. Your timer is running. How much time do you have left?