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I've noticed these stories on The Verge and all I can think is that this is the most cyberpunk twist of all: the very texts that might inspire a cultural shift
by ordinaryradical 8y ago
I've noticed these stories on The Verge and all I can think is that this is the most cyberpunk twist of all: the very texts that might inspire a cultural shift against these entities are instead repurposed and weaponized by capital to support their continued reign.
- drb91 8y agoFor more along this train of thought, I recommend "Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?" by Mark Fisher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalist_Realism:_Is_There_No_Alternative%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalist_Realism:_Is_There_N... I also highly, highly recommend "K-Punk" by the same author (now deceased, RIP): https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/mark-fishers-k-punk-and-the-futures-that-have-never-arrived https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/mark-fishers-k-p...
- HNLurker2 8y agoR.I.P Mark Fisher. I am still shocked to see people die like that out of no where. (Presumably suicide)
- bpiche 8y agoExtremely succinct way of putting it, there. That's David Foster Wallace's conclusion in E Pluribus Unam too.