“Curtis attacks the internet because, in his view, it facilitates communities of solipsists, interpassive networks of like-minds who confirm, rather than challenge, each others’ assumptions and prejudices. Instead of having to confront other points of view in a contested public space, these…”Tagged: Confirmation Bias
“The fantasy being that western consumerism, far from being intrinsically implicated in systemic global inequalities, could itself solve them. All we have to do is buy the right products.”Tagged: Capitalism, Reorienting Thought And Action Away
“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.”Tagged: Capitalism, Eschatology, Doomsday, Overcoming Capitalism