Layoffs and insecurity generate a new economic war neurosis
Evidence
“We have seen the emergence of a new traumatology, in which the repetitive and painful reference to factual reality has conferred a character of current-affairs neurosis to the symptomology.” To be more precise, this would be “a form of ‘economic war neurosis.’” — Alain Ehrenberg, The Weariness of the Self, 906
Categorization
- recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
- XREF: connects to: Psychoanalytic complaints now come phrased as economic malaise — Alain Ehrenberg, The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing…, 905; Depoliticized labor markets discipline workers through the threat of unemployment and lower wages — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 796; Worker insecurity functions as a deliberate competitive asset for capital — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention, 232 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Depoliticized labor markets discipline workers through the threat of unemployment and lower wages
#expands(0.85) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 796 - Unemployment structurally disciplines workers and lowers labor costs in capitalism
#corroborates(0.82) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 150 - Worker insecurity functions as a deliberate competitive asset for capital
#corroborates(0.80) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 232 - Fear of unemployment disciplines workers into subordination to capital.
#exemplifies(0.78) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 250 - Economic upheaval and war threats inflate perceived competition between groups
#corroborates(0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1505