▁greater ▁resources ▁than ▁others . ▁The ▁attempt ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁" person al ize " ▁otherwise ▁imp erson al ▁or ▁anonymous ▁market ▁relationships ▁expressed ▁by ▁transactions . ▁ ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁relations ▁of ▁production ▁and ▁exchange , ▁in ▁which ▁compet itors ▁have ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁hiding ▁certain ▁information , ▁while ▁present ing ▁themselves ▁out ward ly ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁advantage ous ▁way . ▁Specifically , ▁people ▁are ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁where ▁they ▁both ▁have ▁to ▁comp ete ▁and ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁at ▁a ▁very ▁advanced ▁( or ▁at ▁least ▁civil ized ) ▁level , ▁and ▁to ▁recon cile ▁this ▁pred ic ament ▁involves ▁them ▁in ▁mask ing . ▁This ▁requirement ▁exists ▁in ▁all ▁kinds ▁of ▁types ▁of ▁society , ▁but ▁in ▁b our ge ois ▁society ▁it ▁takes ▁specific ▁forms , ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁element ▁of ▁financial ▁gain ▁which ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁people ▁are ▁rel ating ▁or ▁are ▁related . ▁ ▁" N aked ▁self - inter est " ▁In ▁The ▁Commun ist ▁Man if esto , ▁Marx ▁& ▁Eng els ▁had ▁stated ▁that : ▁ ▁This ▁" nak ed ▁self - inter est " ▁seems ▁to ▁contradict ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁" mask ing " ▁in ▁b our ge ois ▁society . ▁Supp osed ly ▁market ▁trade ▁creates ▁trans par ency ▁and ▁an ▁" open ▁society " ▁of ▁free ▁citizens . ▁In ▁reality , ▁Marx ▁and ▁Eng els ▁claim , ▁it ▁does ▁not . ▁The ▁" nak ed ness " ▁may