“As if having a job is self-evidently a good thing, no matter how dangerous, demanding or demeaning it is... Shitty jobs for everyone won’t solve any social problems we now face.”— James Livingston, aeon.co
“Life under contemporary capitalism demands an aggressive alienation from each other and our bodies. Most of western culture is dedicated to recouping sensation amid that strain. When your life doesn’t seem to have much meaning, wringing the most out of moments of pleasure and friendship take on a ne…”— Ayesha Siddiqi, thenewinquiry.com
“I’ll throw you in a vine and make you famous and shit. This, and other exchanges about favor-based social economies, exemplify how much social capital has replaced liquid assets for millennials. There isn’t much cash between us, but maybe we’ll get friendly with the right celebrity online who’ll thr…”— Ayesha Siddiqi, thenewinquiry.com
“I've always looked at media as something I call social currency, in other words: people don't buy records in order to have the record, just in order to have that music; people buy records in order to have an excuse for someone else to come over to their house and visit them. People watch a movie so…”— Douglas Rushkoff, amazon.com