“Purchasing power is a license to purchase power. The old proletariat sold its labour power in order to subsist; what little leisure time it had was passed pleasantly enough in conversations, arguments, drinking, making love, wandering, celebrating and rioting. The new proletarian sells his labour power in order to consume. When he’s not flogging himself to death to get promoted in the labour hierarchy, he’s being persuaded to buy himself objects to distinguish himself in the social hierarchy. The ideology of consumption becomes the consumption of ideology.” LittlesEnoughOrderSocialObjectsConversationArgumentSellsDrinkingCelebrateIdeologyWanderLabourLeisureConsumptionMaking LoveLicenseHierarchyProletariatPurchasingLeisure TimePurchasing PowerRiotingFloggingSocial Hierarchy Author:Raoul Vaneigem
“Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out.” Life IsEconomicBalanceProductionsInsultDaily LifeConsumptionComebackEconomic SystemsModern Conveniences Book:The revolution of everyday life Source: The revolution of everyday life
“Production and consumption are the nipples of modern society. Thus suckled, humanity grows in strength and beauty; rising standard of living, all modern conveniences, distractions of all kinds, culture for all, the comfort of your dreams.” KindDreamHumanityCultureGrowsBeautyModernComfortStandardsProductionsAll KindsYour DreamsRisingMaterialismDistractionConsumptionConvenienceModern SocietyStandards Of LivingNipplesStrength And BeautyModern Conveniences Book:The revolution of everyday life Source: The revolution of everyday life
“In the kingdom of consumption the citizen is king. A democratic monarchy: equality before consumption, fraternity in consumption, and freedom through consumption.” HouseKingsCitizensDemocraticEqualityKingdomsConsumptionMonarchyFraternity Book:Situationism: A Compendium Source: Situationism: A Compendium
