He’s very much a marxist purist, but his and Badiou’s analysis of Capitalism is spot on. His whole premise for this section and the sections surrounding it has to do with the adage “people can imagine the end of the world before they can imagine the end of capitalism.” Sure, the existing system sucks but imagine how much worse it would be if capitalism didn’t keep these self-destructive tendencies in check. You’d go full Kim Jong Un authoritarian collapse communism no food.