this criticism “feels” like something someone who’s never actually read Marx might think sounds right, but very quickly falls apart when you start reading Capital and realize that he’s responding to liberal economists of his time with very specific critiques by working through their own economic logic, and yes, using real world examples to illustrate his points

maybe you’re confused because you mistakenly believe Marx invented communism and wanted everyone to share the same toothbrush, when in reality the bulk of his economic writing is spent analyzing and critiquing the foundational assumptions of capitalist production and exchange