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by psychoslave 1473 days ago
Selling honest books talking about scams, really capitalism can thrive on the back of its own odious abuses.
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I would rather have a book showcasing the absurdity and informing people than to not have a book. It also doesn't have to be linked to capitalism, the podcast is free and can be listened by anyone. I'm sure the e-book won't cost that much either.
To be clear, I didn’t mean to devalue the specific book or the effort behind it. It’s just the general thought that came to my mind about the ironical mechanism behind the endeavor.
“Something bad happens”

God damn it, capitalism strikes again!

If the initial event was some odious abuses of, say some dictatorial regime, you would certainly not see a book about the event, produced by the said regime, and reinforcing its own pervasiveness on social structures.

It’s the reinforcing feedback loop that I found striking.

Yeah, dictators are famously modest and never produce any media commemorating their deeds.
I meant, it’s unlikely that dictatorial regime will let publication about the faulty behaviors it produces be released, let alone generate reinforcement of its system through such a release.