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> "Capitalism causes [social problem]!"
> offers zero empirical evidence for thesis, only random anecdotes and dated pop culture refs
> "[social problem] exists in non-capitalist societies too, but it's actually intrinsic to capitalism because Zizek said so."

Was Fisher a hack, or is all postmodern theory like this?

Am I a pseud for reading this for the first time in 2020?

>>16822216
I have never seen better evidence that he was 100% correct

> "Capitalism causes [social problem]!"
> offers zero empirical evidence for thesis, only random anecdotes and dated pop culture refs
> "[social problem] exists in non-capitalist societies too, but it's actually intrinsic to capitalism because Zizek said so."

Was Fisher a hack, or is all postmodern theory like this?

I have been reading pic related recently, and it, citing Deluze, attributes modern psychopathology to distress under late-capitalism. This stands as a representative example of the harm of late capitalism.

However, psychopathology is extremely heritable, so is dysgenics not a more accurate explanation? Is suffering under capitalism mediated by dysgenics?

What has changed since it was released?

Also short and sweet

Left or right wing, this is a book everyone should read.
Now go to the BLM protests.
Fight the system, just do it!*

*Sponsored by Nike

I want to read pic related. Does the 900-ish pages "k-punk" volume contain this book? I plan on reading both but dont want to waste my money

>>9689093
And if you go back far enough the "right-wing" were opposed to capitalism (the merchant class). Their "capital" accumulation proceeded in terms of dynastic succession and conquest. It limited desire (always being grounded in terms of rootedness to the land) and inculcated a different value system. Transposing it onto a numerical value renders the potential infinity possible with (theoretical) exponential growth.

>It is basically impossible to think of a world in which use the term That's Capitalist! in the same way That's Racist! is used: that is, as a semantic bludgeon.
True. It is also semantic hegemony. And political hegemony. Maybe it's just the new reality, with endless interchangeability and adaptability. Water is wet.

See you on level 2.
>this is a new meme and i'm forcing it