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 5 days ago
This is exactly what Marx talked about
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 5 days ago
aradgus@lemmy.ml 5 days 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 5 days ago
No, alienation under late stage capitalism. He talked about it extensively.
logos@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
That was Aldous Huxley
blarghly@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Yeah. It’s weird how he predicted the antisemitic frogs, too.