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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
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profits without production archive/dissertation

It was only inevitable that the so-called ‘sharing economy’ would develop out of these socio-economic conditions. Technology, desperation and the continuing individualisation of culture has seen this industry dramatically expand in the USA, UK and elsewhere. Governments now officially speak about i…

—p.202 Microeconomics (really is) for Dummies (172) by Peter Fleming