Name: Capitalist Realism
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by Mark Fisher, Mark Fisher

Capitalist Realism

specialberry

Aug 06, 2026

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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

Short and not-so-sweet

There's little I can say on Capitalist Realism that the book, brief and self-contained, does not already say; and nothing that has not been said el...

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

High IQ Mark Fisher

You know that meme of the ogre reading Ulysses? That's very much how I feel after reading this.

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

It seems there's something I should know // Well I ought to leave but the rain it never stops // And I've no particular place to go

This and Infinite Jest are the two most foundational texts I read in my early 20s (and I don't really care how much of a meme that makes me). It's ...

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It’s so hard to review this book because Fisher’s spectral hauntology will make even the most perceptive reader conscious of repeating and rehashing all that has already been said. Is it possible to say anything new about Mark Fisher’s work? Yes, he is right. Yes, nothing has changed. Maybe there was some novel link with AI but I’m certain someone has beat me to it. The malaise and reluctance I feel in reviewing this book is not new either.

Again the irony strikes with Fisher’s analysis of academia being under regulation to say something “new” all the time. Has there been a feminist reading of Mark Fisher yet? Maybe I should hop on that.

@tokyodriftereven beat me to the highiqmarkfisher joke…

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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

Short and not-so-sweet

There's little I can say on Capitalist Realism that the book, brief and self-contained, does not already say; and nothing that has not been said el...

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

High IQ Mark Fisher

You know that meme of the ogre reading Ulysses? That's very much how I feel after reading this.

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

It seems there's something I should know // Well I ought to leave but the rain it never stops // And I've no particular place to go

This and Infinite Jest are the two most foundational texts I read in my early 20s (and I don't really care how much of a meme that makes me). It's ...