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Treatbrain - Site culture or an informed Marxist understanding of the average Westerner? (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by SkingradGuard@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I was wondering if anyone has any Marxist literature related to this topic, if it exists at all. Talking about "treats" is very much a part of the site's culture, so I'm wondering if this part of hexbear has any grounding in the Marxist understanding of the world in the 21st century.

This is not a shitpost, I'm genuinely curious. Thanks! stalin-approval

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[โ€“] axont@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's not exactly what commodity fetishism is, but it's probably part of it. People often do value brand names in regards to their treats, regardless of the labor input.

[โ€“] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

Yeah I was going to say, it doesn't seem commodity fetishism explains "treats" fully.