A Boring Dystopia

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Late stage capitalism (open.substack.com)

submitted 5 months ago by GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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A good breakdown of what many people feel.

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[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This is a really effective rhetorical summary of this moment.

The main point is that we seem to have agreed to enforce the status quo on ourselves. I agree, but I don't feel like people have accepted this state of affairs. I think they are realizing the bamboozle at different times and rates, and once disillusioned, they just add to the number ready for change. It's resignation, yes, but even hollow husks of once-living things create the conditions for a wildfire.

So, if there was a leader that "got it" and communicated this vertiginous moment as well as this essay, we all might find we're closer to a tipping point of change than we think.