Planet out of business | Max Gustafson
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Planet out of business | Max Gustafson
It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism
This quote isn’t that funny anymore once you realize that it is our reality. Economism has pervaded not only politics (economic growth goal) or our private lives (e.g. self-optimization) but also future thinking: Everything has to have a business case now! Visions of a dystopian... See more
This quote isn’t that funny anymore once you realize that it is our reality. Economism has pervaded not only politics (economic growth goal) or our private lives (e.g. self-optimization) but also future thinking: Everything has to have a business case now! Visions of a dystopian... See more
Thomas Klaffke • Unframing the Future
I’m reminded of the words of sci-fi author Ursula K. Le Guin: “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.” Of course, it was also noted by philosophers Fredric Jameson and Slavoj Žižek that “It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” Such a statement displays the narrative wei
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There is no longer the promise of a better future. Corporations already have the future of the planet in their unbreakable grip, she said. They are going to take us down. It’s the inescapable momentum of the lifestyle we all crave. Our task is no longer to try to stop it. That is futile.