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> Yet it is the peculiar genius of our society that its rulers have figured out a way, as in the case of the fish-fryers, to ensure that rage is directed precis
by martindbp 6y ago
> Yet it is the peculiar genius of our society that its rulers have figured out a way, as in the case of the fish-fryers, to ensure that rage is directed precisely against those who actually do get to do meaningful work.
His proneness to conspiracy theories casts everything he says in doubt. So let's get this straight: the "rulers" of society feels the need to spend a ton of money creating bullshit jobs, and then conspire to keep people unhappy and blaming others? I did not like Debt very much for this reason.
- parsadotsh 6y agoPerhaps you're reading too much into the literal meaning of that sentence. He's saying that this is the status quo, and the "rulers" are happy with the status quo, not that they're literally conspiring. From the final paragraph: "... Clearly, the system was never consciously designed. It emerged from almost a century of trial and error. But it is the only explanation for why, despite our technological capacities, we are not all working 3–4 hour days."
- martindbp 6y agoHopefully, but I prefer a writer who means what he writes, not leaving me to guess what parts he means and what parts he doesn't.