we have normalised overconsumption. listening to a podcast while we walk, scrolling reels in the toilet, listening to music while we cook, watching a show on Netflix while we eat. it’s as if there is NO breathing space for your mind. you’re constantly trying to fill the void, the
Marx: I'm in my peasant era, im learning russian, on that Obshchina grind, totally in the zone, cooking up some hot takes on the pre-capitalist societies, the periphery arc begins now
Engels, sobbing: please dude just fucking finish Capital
when Marx was discussing the "abolition" of restaurants the term he used was actually AUFHEBUNG which means to sublate, i.e make better on a higher level (i have a phd in the german language). He wanted to IMPROVE on them which is something I can relate to as a restaurant owner