115 | Modern Barbarism with Thorstein Veblen
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115 | Modern Barbarism with Thorstein Veblen
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In this episode, we talk about Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of the Leisure Class. In it, he argues that modern culture is basically continuous with that of predatory barbarism, except that it is drunk on the extreme surplus produced by capitalism. Under these conditions, much of human activity becomes performative: consumption, leisure, and perhaps paradoxically enough even hustle culture are all forms of demonstrating one’s superiority in a petty game of social esteem. We explore some of these paradoxes and discuss whether Veblen’s analysis still rings fully true in the 21st century, but to be honest we mostly just pour vitriol and scorn upon the extremely embarrassing members of our own ruling class. We can be petty, too!
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References:
Thorstein Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007).
Bernard Rosenberg, “Veblen and Marx”, Social Research 15:1 (1948): 99-117.
Music:
“Vintage Memories” by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com
“My Space” by Overu | https://get.slip.stream/KqmvAN
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