09-07-2025, 03:46 PM
Just finished Vulture Capitalism, Grace Blakeley. A hard read mainly due to the awful things we're capable of inflicting on eacjh othe. But extremely interesting; it doesn't have to be this difficult to exist in this world.
ÔÇ£Capitalism is, at its core, defined by this divide:the divide between the people who own all the stuff required to produce the commodities, & those who are forced to sell their labour power to the capitalists to buy those comodities. The profit of the capitalist comes through the exploitation of the workers ÔÇô the interests of the two are diametrically opposed.ÔÇØ
ÔÇ£We do not have to live in a society defined by such extreme inequalities of wealth & power. We do not have to spend the rest of our lives dealing with feelings of hopelessness & despair. We do not have to live in a world that is so unfree. We only have to peer through the cracks already emerging within capitalism to catch a glimpse of the real freedom that awaits on the other side."
Vulture capitalism
Grace Blakeley
ÔÇ£Capitalism is, at its core, defined by this divide:the divide between the people who own all the stuff required to produce the commodities, & those who are forced to sell their labour power to the capitalists to buy those comodities. The profit of the capitalist comes through the exploitation of the workers ÔÇô the interests of the two are diametrically opposed.ÔÇØ
ÔÇ£We do not have to live in a society defined by such extreme inequalities of wealth & power. We do not have to spend the rest of our lives dealing with feelings of hopelessness & despair. We do not have to live in a world that is so unfree. We only have to peer through the cracks already emerging within capitalism to catch a glimpse of the real freedom that awaits on the other side."
Vulture capitalism
Grace Blakeley
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)