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[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] unscrubbaballs@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Amin is a writer who despite his death I feel has yet to be replaced. A tenuous situation. Hope someone steps up.

[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, Vijay Prashad doesn't replace them

[–] unscrubbaballs@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Not to be glib as I do find plenty of his work useful, but really there are too many Chomsky fans running around the tech and politics spheres coining buzzwords like Hyperimperialism, Technofeudalism, and Enshittification to label stuff that is better described using extant terminology! I can't really judge if it is just the kind of thing that bugs me or they are trying to compete to make something with groundbreaking-sounding vibes.

There are lots of disputes about the definition of imperialism and what a world system is, etcetera, that involve fundamental differences in seeing the world, but with these writers sometimes it feels like repackaging and then sourcing mainstream journalism and academics rather than following the deep historical research and citations of some decolonial theorists. Plus there are the overtures to socdems they make.

[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't want to use the term "enshittification" because then people won't take me seriously lol

But yeah, redundant words.

What theorists would you recommend? I can recommend some.

[–] unscrubbaballs@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I would highly recommend Intan Suwandi's book Value Chains. Now your turn we can trade haha 😁