the book Capitalist Realism from 2009
https://libcom.org/files/[Mark_Fisher]_Capitalist_Realism_Is_There_no_Alte(BookZZ.org).pdf
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- Jan 2020
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lareviewofbooks.org lareviewofbooks.org
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Every problem, however social, political, or economic in nature, is personalized and even criminalized, the subject is made responsible for its own unhappiness, and made to suffer alone and to feel guilty, at the same time, for feeling unhappy, for not being a good and productive citizen, for not coming to work, for not getting out of bed.
the "meditate your way out of your problems" mindset
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- Aug 2018
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nplusonemag.com nplusonemag.com
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The system will not be satisfied until it has made op-ed writers of us all.
TLDR: optimizing news for clicks turns it into a contest of who has the most emotionally appealing opinion
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www.economist.com www.economist.com
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Flat domestic demand for electricity has curtailed construction of new plants at home
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