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Surprised this wasn't mentioned earlier - I definitely agree neoliberalism to be much more likely the culprit than the other way around.
by smnth 7y ago
Surprised this wasn't mentioned earlier - I definitely agree neoliberalism to be much more likely the culprit than the other way around.
- burntoutcase 7y agoI suspect it wasn't mentioned because any criticism of capitalism or neoliberalism here runs counter to HN groupthink and gets downvoted. But my dick is still six inches long regardless of how many downvotes I get so I'll just keep on trollin' for great justice. :)
- dang 7y agoAnyone who wants to can find plenty of criticism of capitalism and neoliberalism on HN. There's a search box at the bottom of every page—just put in those terms. Alternatively, just look in this thread. We've banned this account for repeatedly posting unsubstantive comments and, indeed, trollin'. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Bakary 7y agoSome authors such as Houellebecq count feminism as part of the atomising dynamic of neoliberalism. His idea is that sexuality becomes a parallel but no less commoditized market that works both bin tandem with and apart from the economic one. In this case the free choice of partners means that most people compete to get the attention of the partners with the best possible sexual capital, while many fail to have any partner at all if below a certain threshold of such capital.