Or to paraphrase David Graeber: the world is something that we make, and we can make it differently
Forget where I read this and I'm paraphrasing here, "Capitalism isn't a real thing. It's something we create every day when we wake up and continue to engage in its rules".
I've got my disagreements with Bookchin, but stumbling across his "Post Scarcity Anarchism" while being deep into The Culture novels, was probably my key moment of radicalisation. He's done a lot of good, overall.
Well, wouldn't this be better phrased as "...must necessarily continue to exist..."?
Because, logically, what currently does exist also necessarily exists.... because that's what existence is. That doesn't mean it has to keep existing, or that it's existence is somehow morally justified by referencing it's own persistence.
I mean, I get that this is nitpicking, but I think that it's an important point to undermine the notion of tradition being self-justifying. I get that it's entirely possible to read 'necessarily exists' broadly enough to encompass the point being made, but I don't think adding 'continue' makes it less of a snappy phrase.
Thanks for reading this 45 seconds of pedantry.
I mean I think it's fine if "exists" is treated as having a progressive/continuous aspect as opposed to a perfective aspect. Given we're not talking about quantum foam, I think progressive is the correct aspect to apply and so it's fine.
I'm going to be honest, I hate grammar. The mere thought of the 'perfective' aspect of a word makes me want to backflip off of my chair onto my neck. When I learned about the aorist tense, I considered forgoing society to join a monastery w/ a vow of silence.
For a more difficult reading experience, substitute "perfect" for all my uses of "fine" above.
Great post!
In some spaces creative thinking is married to common tropes/media.
