Capitalist realism’s debunking pose masks its own myth of choice

Evidence

Capitalist realism is a kind of anti-mythical myth: in claiming to have deflated all previous myths on which societies were based, whether the divine right of kings or the Marxist concept of historical materialism, it presents its own myth, that of the free individual exercising choice. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2454

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sharpens what ‘capitalist realism’ means by exposing its anti-mythical myth core.
• APHORISMS: A reusable insight: ideologies that present themselves purely as debunking still rest on unexamined myth.
• XREF: connects to: Corporate anti-capitalist satire reinforces rather than undermines capitalist realism — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 29; Hip-hop authenticity claims encode a depoliticised acceptance of capitalist reality — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1536; Jungle’s realism naturalises winner-take-all reality along with defensive anti-capitalism (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Capitalist realism restricts the horizon of what is politically possible #expands (0.85) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 410