Over the past few decades, social media, the meritocracy and celebrity culture have fused to form a modern culture that... places tremendous emphasis on competitive display, personal achievement and the idea that physical beauty is an external sign of moral beauty and overall worth.
My God, you're almost there. Just say that capitalism wants to trash those who don't have immediate material value.
In this situation I think its good because otherwise the only thing people think of when inventing new concepts is just bolting an -ism at the end of it, it blows so hard even more than academia.