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a deconstructive reading of neoclassical economics

[...] One might be tempted to conduct a deconstructive reading of neoclassical economics in the style of Jacques Derrida to try and discern what precisely is the ‘absent presence’ quietly animating this vast machinery of means in the dark margins of its own impossibility. On the other hand, perhaps…

—p.261 The Death of Homo Economicus: Work, Debt and the Myth of Endless Accumulation Conclusion: A Marginal Model of Nothingness (256) by Peter Fleming
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secondary to making money

[...] Life itself is simply about being endlessly concerned with solving technical problems, many of which have none (e.g., debt, etc.). For example, it’s crucial for any civilised society to have a functioning and affordable nationwide public transport system (value). But the job of delivering it …

—p.258 Conclusion: A Marginal Model of Nothingness (256) by Peter Fleming
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on accelerationism

[...] The ‘accelerationist’ perspective, for example, is a philosophy of political intervention that has recently gained popularity. Accelerationists suggest that capitalism is now so totalising that it can absorb almost any form of protest or opposition. In fact, it might even thrive on dissent. T…

—p.236 The Quiet Earth (215) by Peter Fleming
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why class is still the central fulcrum

Conventional forms of collective protest have not disappeared regardless of what is currently being said about the rise of this dangerous brand of pan-capitalism that appears to be able to absorb everything – including revolt. And no doubt class is still the central fulcrum for resisting capitali…

—p.221 The Quiet Earth (215) by Peter Fleming