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What do you mean by "tried-and-true alienation"?
by deeshee 3y ago
What do you mean by "tried-and-true alienation"?
- hklijlyh 3y agoTrying to start a flame war?
- jjjjj55555 3y agoI'm not the person you asked, but alienation was a major theme for early 20th century sociologists who studied the ugly effects of urbanization in those days. Alienation means the breakdown of social ties and the fragmentation of identity. Durkheim published theories on this stuff well over 100 years ago. He also studied suicide. I agree that we're probably seeing a continuation of trends that began long ago and that are tied in with capitalism, urbanization, and the decline of religion.
- StopTheTechies 3y agoI mean it in the sense that Marks used it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation I mean this not to imply a structural sense of our society, only the shock that his prediction is insanely accurate given the time and technology separating us.