One of the things I hate more than anything is the idea of we care more about signals than substance. This columnist dork is more concerned with being "seen as" free than being free. It's more about having a car to show that "I can go where if I want to" rather than investing in things that actually allow it. It's like blend of consumerism, object fetishism, feckless modern liberalism, capitalism (of course), and a very juvenile understanding of transportation. Also this just reeks of classiest privilege and genuine alienation. This sort of mental gymnastics is so indicative of the atomization Marx and so many others talks about.
Symbols and signifiers are more important than substance in their mind. It's not about anything other the perception of something rather than the actual thing being perceived. It's so wack, like grow-up man.
Great point! You're very much correct. That sort of mindset "We I paid more so I am entitled to more space, more shine, more more". It's so strange to me that these sorts of people just want drive a mechinized apartment building. They want TV, Wi-Fi, heating and cooling, and all sorts of other stuff they don't really need to get to A to B. They want to be a battle tank because they think the world is like Twisted Metal on the PS1.
Nah, everything is aesthetics (and the worst part is most of them are conflicting and boring aesthetics) these days and the older you get, the harder it is.
One of the things I hate more than anything is the idea of we care more about signals than substance. This columnist dork is more concerned with being "seen as" free than being free. It's more about having a car to show that "I can go where if I want to" rather than investing in things that actually allow it. It's like blend of consumerism, object fetishism, feckless modern liberalism, capitalism (of course), and a very juvenile understanding of transportation. Also this just reeks of classiest privilege and genuine alienation. This sort of mental gymnastics is so indicative of the atomization Marx and so many others talks about.
Symbols and signifiers are more important than substance in their mind. It's not about anything other the perception of something rather than the actual thing being perceived. It's so wack, like grow-up man.
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Great point! You're very much correct. That sort of mindset "We I paid more so I am entitled to more space, more shine, more more". It's so strange to me that these sorts of people just want drive a mechinized apartment building. They want TV, Wi-Fi, heating and cooling, and all sorts of other stuff they don't really need to get to A to B. They want to be a battle tank because they think the world is like Twisted Metal on the PS1.
Nah, everything is aesthetics (and the worst part is most of them are conflicting and boring aesthetics) these days and the older you get, the harder it is.
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