Everyone works like mad now, because it’s good for them. The same with consumption. We find our identities in the purchase of goods that are mass-produced. You’d think it was a joke. But the worst thing is you’re not allowed to say that, it means you’re paranoid. And what’s more, that criticism has turned into a cliché, it’s become invalid by virtue of being repeated too many times. I remember when I was a student and read all that criticism and was totally in agreement with it at the same time as I was living my life in exactly the same way as what I was criticizing. It didn’t even occur to
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