Re:Mark Fisher’s “K-punk” and the futures that have never ar...
by pea on Friday March 25, 2022 @09:44AM
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Interesting, thanks for sharing your perspective. Do you think both could be true?
Re:Mark Fisher’s “K-punk” and the futures that have never ar...
by slothtrop on Friday March 25, 2022 @10:02AM
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To the extent that media exploits things, you could easily frame that as a perversion, but I guess this isn't about that. The fact that platforms like Twitter are optimized to maximize controversy exacerbates things, which is kind of perverse. Ultimately people do the legwork. I think ascribing bad behavior like witch hunts to "the bourgeoisie" is a weaselly, weak argument.
Sounds like a deflection, and inaccurate. The issues don't arise "outside" of the movement, they spring inevitably when there is enough traction and zeal because the mob doesn't understand nuance. Mobs are dogmatic and orthodox, and everything is a nail. The Fabians (a bougie socialist club intent on popularizing Socialism) had this fear about laymen should Socialism be in vogue, the Catholic Church about the Bible being interpreted by the public, etc. - they were all correct. Media of course is in it for the money, they just do what they've always done which is exploit salience.