![]() #136 on Adorno), but our whole shallow culture where technology, efficiency, and loss of aesthetic quality in favor of economic quantity all isolate us from each other so that we can't effectively engage in political opposition. This means wrenching ourselves from "the spectacle," which is not just the media created to distract us (per our ep. ![]() It's not just our jobs that keep us trapped, but our life outside of working hours is also demanded by "the system" via our activity as consumers, and this commoditization infiltrates every corner of our lives.ĭebord wants us to WAKE UP, break our chains, and live lives of immediacy, vitality, and authenticity. What is culture? In modern capitalism, Debord thinks that it's all about the economy. On the 1967 neo-Marxist, Situtationist book. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:28 - 49.9MB) ![]()
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