He said that with capitalism we’d become overwhelmed with choice and freedom and food to the point where we’d be incapable of making a decision for ourselves?
That’s what he said really?
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A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is exactly what Marx talked about
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 1 month ago
aradgus@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
no he has not said that. this is about the theory of alienation
it has nothing to do with getting overwhelmed with freedom and choice
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No, alienation under late stage capitalism. He talked about it extensively.
logos@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
That was Aldous Huxley
blarghly@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yeah. It’s weird how he predicted the antisemitic frogs, too.