Self-destructive romanticism is conformist, not transgressive

Evidence

It is a display of that Romantic fetishisation of self-destruction that, far from being subversive or transgressive, is the Human OS in person. (n.b. It is crucial to distinguish the intricate art of self-disassembly from the gruesome thanatropic processes of self-destruction.) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2336

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Romanticized nature and desire directly translate rather than oppose capital — Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation, 460; Fear of self-contradiction is the coercive engine that compels ideological conformity; Conformity is normal rather than a psychological weakness

Broader Connections

• Romanticized nature and desire directly translate rather than oppose capital #corroborates (0.78) — Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation, 460
• Conformity is normal rather than a psychological weakness #expands (0.73)
• Fear of self-contradiction is the coercive engine that compels ideological conformity #expands (0.72)