Yuzzy

2y

Under most definitions yes

But also dont think its the reason

SPICE IS COMING

2y

i dont like the way college teaches philosophy. its just regurgitate other peoples ideas. it should be focused on me thinking for myself

Marble

2y

See this thread is already full off communist smh. Don’t y’all got an own thread?

Skinn Foley

2y

If the argument is that "you enjoy listening to music made by a rich artist that uses a lot of high-tech equipment to produce", this is a perspective that is lacking a historical materialist a***ysis

In the world we currently live in, where capitalism is the dominant globalized economic system, everything manmade that exists is in some way a byproduct of the capitalist mode of production. As such, whether you're listening to Dead Prez or Travis Scott, both are still art that are distributed through the capitalist commodity form.

Music predates capitalism and will exist after it has been overthrown. It exists in place where capitalism has already been overthrown. It is historically inaccurate to say that capitalism created music as such, so assuming that any music one listens to implies anything about the success or "necessity", or even merely the usefulness, of the capitalist mode of production, is patently incorrect. Music is currently distributed through the capitalist mode of consumption because everything is, so again, it doesn't matter what artist you individually listen to, all art is at present trapped within the capitalist commodity form.

Y'all put too much emphasis on the "message" in music and not looking at music in material terms. It is a commodity like anything else and whether or not it's "conscious" doesn't matter, because it's still a commodity in any case. As such, the only thing you should be worried about wrt listening to music is whether or not you think it sounds good in your ears.

Liberalism is a disease and needs to be unlearned because whether it's dumb s*** like this or some bigger issue, this misplaced and erroneous emphasis on the importance of individuals and their self-expression is a huge impediment to human social progress. Trav is no less or more a commodity than billy woods or Public Enemy lol.

Marble

2y

This site has exponentially worsened since you joined it my man. Nobody cares about these meaningless paragraphs you’re writing in every thread.

Marble

2y

This site has exponentially worsened since you joined it my man. Nobody cares about these meaningless paragraphs you’re writing in every thread.

HURRY UP kiddash3r

2y

adding in-depth conversation to a website that has turned into who can be extremely unfunny for likes is actually a good thing lol

HURRY UP kiddash3r

2y

adding in-depth conversation to a website that has turned into who can be extremely unfunny for likes is actually a good thing lol

HURRY UP kiddash3r

2y

Sometimes trying to wrap my head around humanity and consciousness gets me so f***ed up.
How the hell did we become what we become

HURRY UP kiddash3r

2y

need some @krishna_bound paragraphs itt

Marble

2y

Yeah posts like that of @Very_Based are extremely useful. This skin folly guy just posts literally every thread full off the same s*** which hinders actual dialogue about different topics, all these life sxn threads are turning into capitalism vs communism threads again, like we had before the politics sxn was added to this site.

Skinn Foley

2y

What do you think is the reason?

Yuzzy

2y

Erasure of middle class

Which is kinda a byproduct of class struggle in the opposite direction

Marble

2y

This site has exponentially worsened since you joined it my man. Nobody cares about these meaningless paragraphs you’re writing in every thread.

Skinn Foley

2y

Rent free

Marble

2y

Whatever you say man. Wouldn’t be a problem if half of the posts itt or this sxn weren’t by you. But we should let it be cus I don’t want to stink up another thread with these useless posts.