Why It’s So Hard To Imagine Life After Capitalism

Get your first month of Audible absolutely free and listen to the audiobook that inspired this episode, Mark Fisher’s “Capitalist Realism.“ Visit or text secondthought to 500-500 There’s a common expression, “it’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.“ When the current economic model is seen more as an immutable force of nature than a system created by humans in the recent past, it becomes much harder to imagine actually changing it into something better. Let’s explore the idea of capitalist realism. Why It’s So Hard To Imagine Life After Capitalism – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism and Communist Realism The Capitalist Gaze (and The Usual Suspects quote) Tony Blair’s quote Pete Buttigieg’s quote Peter Kropotkin, Mutual Aid a Factor of Evolution Slavoj Zizek, The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto Alain Badiou quote More on capitalist realism Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: Patreon: BuyMeACoffee: CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: Spaaaaaace!: What If...: Popular Videos: About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@