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capitalist realism is great… it’s dense but i also like “capital is dead. is this something worse?” by mckenzie wark which has some interesting critiques mentioned about capitalist realism. not the main focus of the book but it’s interesting
Jun 19, 2024
marxinista okay so I have a terrible memory but I think I struggled with capital is dead... I felt like Wark didn't really address the sheer amount of manual labor that goes into managing information... But I guess since that's not the mechanism of accumulation it doesn't disprove anything...? IDK I need to go back and reread it!!
Jun 19, 2024
fetadata def some of it went over my head bc my engagement with critical theories have been primarily from a sociological lens! so parts of it veered a little far into philosophy for me lol. but the way i was understanding it was kind of that it was partially building on marx’s theory of superstructure and expanding on his theory (and engels’) of ways the ruling class rules dominant ideas too? by focusing on how it’s not merely a relationship within society related to class, but the increased importance/presence of information in shaping the world (and social/class relations) has made information a form of capital
Jun 19, 2024
