You know like when you're stroking a cat and it suddenly decides it doesn't want to be stroked anymore and it scratches you? How do we harvest the revolutionary potential of that?
You know like when you're stroking a cat and it suddenly decides it doesn't want to be stroked anymore and it scratches you? How do we harvest the revolutionary potential of that?
I'm still working through Fossil Capital by Andreas Malm. I've been putting in the hours but it is a big thick book - I think the downside of this being based on his doctoral thesis is it is almost too academic for me? Not that it's hard to read, but rather I'm not sure I need to see the full wealth of evidence for every aspect of his argument laid out. Like the ratio of claim-to-evidence is a little much.
I guess I'd rather that than reading something like :party-parenti: where that ratio swings really wildly in the opposite direction, it's just a little exhausting. I hope I'm nearing the end of the in-depth history bit.
Oooh that's on my list, really wanna read it soon
I've been thinking about this comment for a day now. Honestly comrade if you are looking for a meaty, academic book by Malm I think I'd strongly recommend White Skin, Black Fuel over this. It felt much more "useful", discussing frameworks that are much more salient to the current climate struggle. Maybe it all comes together in the second half, but Fossil Capital is feeling much more academic in nature in the sense of the argument and details being o theoretically important than practically important.
I'm not usually one to shy away from heavier academic texts, but I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
Yeah fwiw White Skin Black Fuel is probably a heavier academic text, it just felt more practical