Status Updates From La Sociedad del Espectáculo

Modern society seems to have shifted from directly living as authentically as possible to living vicariously through representations of experience.

Life becomes an accumulation of spectacles. Images separate from lived reality, and the spectacle becomes a social relationship mediated by these images. In this way the spectacle makes people spectators of their own pseudo-worlds. It’s “separation perfected”.

Feels like this was written 50-75 years later than it was. Interesting perspective. Marxist critiques are something Ive found unimpressive so far but it's been years. My knowledge has grown. My appreciatiom for unique thesis' is really growing the last couple years. And this short one is only adding to it.

“Al instante que la sociedad descubre que ella depende de la economía, la economía, de hecho, depende de la sociedad” ajá