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I'm of Mark Fisher's 'Capitalist Realism' school of Marxism--the left and right have both become tinged by anti-rational pseudo-religiosity because no one can think of any real alternative to the demonic Mega-Capitalism that is swallowing us all whole. When there is no place in the world that truly escapes the Beast, the conclusion must be drawn that capitalism is apolitical and transhuman, an autonomous AI that follows only its own endless-growth (il) logic. It's not surprising that people are, for lack of a better phrase, going mad. Mark Fisher's book ends inconclusively, and he committed suicide--seems he couldn't think of a solution either. The only one I've found is that contained in the Book of Revelations.

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His suicide and your comment - “seems he couldn’t think of a solution either “ - is terrible! Terrible!

Worse still and truly shameful, I found it hilarious. Please stop I don’t need encouragement.

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