10 ways The Hunger Games is our present – and our future. #7: “I’ve never been a contender in these Games anyway” — Dr Michael J Harris books
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10 ways The Hunger Games is our present – and our future. #7: “I’ve never been a contender in these Games anyway” — Dr Michael J Harris books
The social group is broken down into atomized individuals who fight for their right to fulfillment via professional advancement or personal consumption. This system is often sold to us as freedom. Those competing individuals never find true autonomy, however, because they lack the social fabric in which to exercise it.
Douglas Rushkoff • Team Human
Individualism:
- You don’t need other people.
- Figure it out by yourself.
- Do whatever you want.
Capitalism:
- You must be successful.
- You can’t stop and rest.
- Your value is based on what you do.
Domination:
- You need to compete and win.
- Some people are better than others.
- You’re never good enough.
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... See moreIf an individualized solution "saves" me from capitalism but leaves everyone I know stuck in the same trap, I didn't save myself from capitalism—I just changed my social class.
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Now I know the whole world is an arena. And we need the Hunger Games. Every year. To remind us all who we truly are.
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The world is controlled by people with the skillset to succeed under capitalism, so it’s hard for them to understand other people’s despair because the system has been perfectly fine for them. Most people who say they dream of socialism are humanities-oriented and aren’t economists and technologists. Politicians either advocate for actions that... See more