To paraphrase Mark Twain, it’s easier to fool people into believing they’ll make piles of money than it is to convince them they’ve been fooled. Here’s the true story of stock investors who smoked so much “hopium” they lost their shirts — and their minds.
So in “capitalist realism,” Mark Fisher talks a bit about how capitalists quickly and easily coopt anti-capitalist messaging for more profit. Meme stockery is like, a dumber version of that.
So in “capitalist realism,” Mark Fisher talks a bit about how capitalists quickly and easily coopt anti-capitalist messaging for more profit. Meme stockery is like, a dumber version of that.