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“The spectacle is a permanent opium war designed to force people to equate goods with commodities and to equate satisfaction with a survival that expands according to its own laws. Consumable survival must constantly expand because it never ceases to include privation. If augmented survival never comes to a resolution, if there is no point where it might stop expanding this is because it is itself stuck in the realm of privation. It may gild poverty, but it cannot transcend it.”

Quote by Guy Debord

Book:The Society of the Spectacle
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The Society of the Spectacle

This book delves into the analysis of how the spectacle has become a dominant force in contemporary life, exploring its impact on culture, politics, and individual consciousness. more

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Guy Debord
Guy Debord

Guy Debord was a French writer, filmmaker, and philosopher, born on December 28, 1931, and died on November 30, 1994. He was a founding member of the International Situationist Movement and is known for his critical analysis of consumerism, mass culture, and urban life. more

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