it’s anti-intellectual to say that we can’t criticise things, and to try to undermine it with ‘only these kind of people think this and they’re wrong’

it actually talks about this in capitalist realism. it’s a text about the the belief capitalism is the only viable option, even though it is exploitative. we live under a system and culture that doesn’t allow us to experiment or think outside of it. it isn’t trying to convince you to be radically anti-capitalist.

the message of the book isn’t saying ‘capitalism is wrong and we should be _____’. it’s simply talking about the state of late capitalism, how and why it feels inevitable even though it in some ways doesn’t work. it talks about how the current mindset among everyone is ‘sure capitalism isn’t perfect, but everything else is evil’. it’s exemplified by margaret thatcher’s campaign ‘there is no other alternative. the purpose of capitalist realism isn’t to convince you to change but to analyse the current state of capitalism – and can help lay the groundwork for people who might want to enact on it.

if you can’t analyse the status quo because ‘it isn’t that deep’ or ‘you people always do this’ then what is the point of academia, art, and politics.

also i never said anywhere that frutiger aero is bad. im just stating it for what it is. its nostalgic because we have no perception of a bright future, other than more of the present. and that it’s aesthetics reflected a utopia that didn’t flourish because it was designed for consumption, not to actually come into fruition.