What they said. Society of the Spectacle is like the Marxist version of They Live or The Matrix, a study of how Edward Bernays and Sigmund Freud changed capitalism in the 20th century to be an image-based relationship of distraction from alienation. The dynamics of mass media and later social media created new forms of parasocial relationships and commodified experiences which add a whole new layer to the traditional ideas of a working class.
That being said, it's hard to read because it's written as like 250 aphorisms about the central idea. Brilliant book, but obnoxious to read. Partially Examined Life did a decent companion podcast for it which helps a lot.
Debord wrote society of the spectacle. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Society_of_the_Spectacle
Also in a similar vein, Lefvbres monumental work critique of everyday life.
Oh nice. I have that wikipedia page saved for later perusal and finding of that book, probably. I'll have to also look at the other book.
What they said. Society of the Spectacle is like the Marxist version of They Live or The Matrix, a study of how Edward Bernays and Sigmund Freud changed capitalism in the 20th century to be an image-based relationship of distraction from alienation. The dynamics of mass media and later social media created new forms of parasocial relationships and commodified experiences which add a whole new layer to the traditional ideas of a working class.
That being said, it's hard to read because it's written as like 250 aphorisms about the central idea. Brilliant book, but obnoxious to read. Partially Examined Life did a decent companion podcast for it which helps a lot.