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jbracken 's review for:
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
by Mark Fisher
Not nearly as accessible as I thought it would be and, maddeningly, no footnotes or references are included, but here's the book so far as I understand it:
Capitalism is a seemingly endless, treacherous ocean we are all drowning in. There is no end in sight, and every time we struggle against it, trying to swim for shore, the ocean seems to only grow. No, really, it gets bigger the more you struggle. It isn't clear that there is a life raft, or even if we would recognize one if it miraculously came along, or if it would only serve to drown us faster, helping the ocean absorb us. The end.
Not surprising that some people don't love it, but there are some fantastic passages, particularly his thoughts about mental health, and the questions it raises are important, if disconcerting. It threw into relief my own inner neoliberal, which every leftist hates, but maybe it's good for us?
Capitalism is a seemingly endless, treacherous ocean we are all drowning in. There is no end in sight, and every time we struggle against it, trying to swim for shore, the ocean seems to only grow. No, really, it gets bigger the more you struggle. It isn't clear that there is a life raft, or even if we would recognize one if it miraculously came along, or if it would only serve to drown us faster, helping the ocean absorb us. The end.
Not surprising that some people don't love it, but there are some fantastic passages, particularly his thoughts about mental health, and the questions it raises are important, if disconcerting. It threw into relief my own inner neoliberal, which every leftist hates, but maybe it's good for us?