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There’s a common expression, “it’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.“ When the current economic model is seen more as an immutable force of nature than a system created by humans in the recent past, it becomes much harder to imagine actually changing it into something better. Let’s explore the idea of capitalist realism.
Why It’s So Hard To Imagine Life After Capitalism – Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading:
Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism and Communist Realism
The Capitalist Gaze (and The Usual Suspects quote)
Tony Blair’s quote
Pete Buttigieg’s quote
Peter Kropotkin, Mutual Aid a Factor of Evolution
Slavoj Zizek, The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto
Alain Badiou quote
More on capitalist realism
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