Increasing the capitalization of the stock market only means prosperity for some
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Increasing the capitalization of the stock market only means prosperity for some
Why would you assume that..?
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why would you assume that..?
Interesting take. How do you square this with the fact that, if they had less attention on the things they were doing, they could possibly get away with much more?
October 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Interesting take. How do you square this with the fact that, if they had less attention on the things they were doing, they could possibly get away with much more?
If people are convinced that you achieved something, the illusion holds up. But it's highly unsustainable.
October 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If people are convinced that you achieved something, the illusion holds up. But it's highly unsustainable.
I realize this connection might not be readily apparent, but it's the illusion of achievement, the illusion of success, the illusion of all of it. The shallow representation is all that matters.
October 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I realize this connection might not be readily apparent, but it's the illusion of achievement, the illusion of success, the illusion of all of it. The shallow representation is all that matters.
I think this is highly relatable to Mark Fisher's theory of Market Stalinism -- the "combination of market imperatives with bureaucratically-defined 'targets'" mix with a "valuing of symbols over actual achievement" to recreate Stalinist tendencies within capitalism.
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I think this is highly relatable to Mark Fisher's theory of Market Stalinism -- the "combination of market imperatives with bureaucratically-defined 'targets'" mix with a "valuing of symbols over actual achievement" to recreate Stalinist tendencies within capitalism.
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The Daily’s credulous/willfully ignorant/deliberately misleading portrait of Vought matters because it is indicative of a much broader tendency to normalize the assault on the constitutional order - to sanitize those who are responsible for it and the extremist ideas that are animating them.
October 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Daily’s credulous/willfully ignorant/deliberately misleading portrait of Vought matters because it is indicative of a much broader tendency to normalize the assault on the constitutional order - to sanitize those who are responsible for it and the extremist ideas that are animating them.
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About a week ago, the New York Times’ “The Daily” podcast portrayed Russell Vought as a devout Christian, a true “small government” conservative who loves the free market, and a man with a great work ethic. A remarkable combination of credulousness and deliberate whitewashing.
October 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
About a week ago, the New York Times’ “The Daily” podcast portrayed Russell Vought as a devout Christian, a true “small government” conservative who loves the free market, and a man with a great work ethic. A remarkable combination of credulousness and deliberate whitewashing.
Thank you, I can’t believe we’re playing the “well you can still post whatever you want on social media” game - which by the way have you seen TikTok lately? Give me a break Tom
October 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thank you, I can’t believe we’re playing the “well you can still post whatever you want on social media” game - which by the way have you seen TikTok lately? Give me a break Tom