Capitalist realism falls only to internal inconsistency, not moral critique
Evidence
Capitalist realism can only be threatened if it is shown to be in some way inconsistent or untenable; if, that is to say, capitalism’s ostensible ‘realism’ turns out to be nothing of the sort. — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism, 36
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the Marxist notion that ideology is defeated by contradiction/instability, echoing the book_so_far claim that protest without an alternative model is just carnivalesque noise. — connects to: Capitalism’s growth fetish inherently opposes ecological sustainability — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 41; Moral critiques of capitalism only strengthen its realism — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 36; Capitalist realism is belief in capital’s invincibility, not belief in its merits — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 2219 (+3 more)
Related
- Moral critiques of capitalism only strengthen its realism (similarity 0.88)
- Capitalist realism is belief in capital’s invincibility, not belief in its merits (similarity 0.87)
- Capitalist realism is the belief that capitalism is the only viable game in town (similarity 0.87)
- Capitalist realism requires materialist explanation, not individual psychology (similarity 0.86)
- Capitalist realism reflects social decomposition, not just individual persuasion. (similarity 0.84)
- Capitalism’s supposed pragmatism masks credulous fantasies of its own exceptional survival (similarity 0.84)
- Capitalist realism is a pathology of the left, not merely a right-wing imposition. (similarity 0.82)
- Capitalist realism is a pervasive atmosphere that constrains thinking itself, not just culture (similarity 0.82)
- Capitalist realism restricts the horizon of what is politically possible (similarity 0.81)
- Capitalism cannot function without its ideological disguises and myths (similarity 0.80)
- Capitalist realism defines politically possible options, which diverge from physical realities (similarity 0.80)
- Capitalist realism makes alternatives to capitalism unthinkable (similarity 0.79)
- Realism is naturalized ideology, and today’s realistic was yesterday’s impossible (similarity 0.79)
- Capitalism functions without anyone believing in it, unlike fascism (similarity 0.79)
- Capitalist realism frames workplace change as both inevitable and desirable (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Moral critiques of capitalism only strengthen its realism
#corroborates(0.85) — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism, 36 - Capitalist realism is belief in capital’s invincibility, not belief in its merits
#expands(0.80) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2219 - Capitalism differs from fascism in requiring no propaganda or subjectively assumed belief
#corroborates(0.78) — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism, 29 - Capitalist realism is the belief that capitalism is the only viable game in town
#expands(0.75) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1557