- cross-posted to:
- chapotraphouse
- cross-posted to:
- chapotraphouse
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Is there anything of substance here? The critique of the PMC in the first 10 minutes is purely aesthetic. Like I don't care that that PMCs like shitty entertainment and judge me for going to Walmart.
It's because IMO they just use "PMC" as shorthand for "liberals", more or less.
Lowkey hated this. I agree with the concept of the PMC as a new class formation as it represents a new relation to capital/the means of production, but to base the entire analysis in superstructural elements is just terrible. The PMC is not a class because of their "virtue hoarding," they're a class because of their unique role in the capitalist means of production and then the virtue hoarding is born out of that position. The superstructural stuff is interesting and important to understand but it's shitty Marxist analysis to read it at that level only
i think this ep is basically an birdwatching guide to the PMC- attitudes, behaviors and quirks. AFAIK t's not taken as written that the PMC is even a existing class amongst many listeners, especially not in the socials i frequent, so it's worth reinterating that they are identifiable- in the same way that slicon velly androids are indifiable by their patagonia vests and subscription chinos and ability to step over the homeless.
This is definitely one of amber's "guys" tho , and this ep is having drunk girl bitching with her smart aunt and awkward room mate- which i enjoy.
Lets essentialize consumption habits.
Generalizingly judging a segment of people for being the target of ads for stupid products, concluding with "I don't think they sold very much of these" is A+ analaysis.
lol at pretending not to be a pmc herself
Also, the whole "they believe they have to ask their babies for consent befor wipimg their ass and changing diapers" has woke college campus discourse vibes.
I realize I'm hatewatching at this point and should probably stop
