This is one of those pieces that cuts across the noise — not because it shouts louder, but because it sharpens the logic. Marx’s dialectic remains a useful map for naming the absurdities of late capitalism, especially when the “innovations” of today start to feel like the staging ground for collective alternatives.
What I find especially interesting is the psychological part: how capitalism normalises disposability, then invites us to dream of resilience. That contradiction is showing up everywhere — in housing, work, even education.
Appreciate this take. Some adjacent reflections in my own writing, too — always looking to name where the cracks are widening.
This is one of those pieces that cuts across the noise — not because it shouts louder, but because it sharpens the logic. Marx’s dialectic remains a useful map for naming the absurdities of late capitalism, especially when the “innovations” of today start to feel like the staging ground for collective alternatives.
What I find especially interesting is the psychological part: how capitalism normalises disposability, then invites us to dream of resilience. That contradiction is showing up everywhere — in housing, work, even education.
Appreciate this take. Some adjacent reflections in my own writing, too — always looking to name where the cracks are widening.
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