I am not complaining about anti-capitalist media being more popular and out in the open, much better than pro-capitalist garbage propaganda that you can’t avoid here in the states, but to me I feel that the anti-cap media is sooooo pedestrian that I don’t derive any pleasure from watching it. Squid Game was critical of capitalism in many ways and was a decent allegory for debt and social inequality and other stuff like that, but it seemed like stuff that was already obvious. The movie Parasite was really good, I liked watching it and was held in suspense with every few scenes, the climax of the movie almost made my jaw drop, it was a super exciting and well-made film. I liked the cinematography and angles they used, the way that they flip the story on its head and switch the meaning of the film’s name, Parasite. At first the parasites appear to be the poor family that attaches themselves to the rich family but then you realize the rich family are not actually working for their wealth, they are the parasites. This would’ve blown me away if I didn’t already know how awful capitalism already is. People say White Lotus is pretty good but I never saw it. Dopesick and severance are also pretty popular. I get the feeling that maybe these creators want to do more but capitalist interests only allow it to go so far. Whatever the case is, I’m glad this is a thing, but I hope this kind of content has a bit more nuance and substance to it in the future. Wel thats my 2 cents on the issue, thoughts?

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    2 years ago

    Yeah, like another comrade said, they seem to be pushing to the best of their abilities to operate/be approved/be funded in a capitalist society.

    One thing you said about things being obvious, though, I don’t fully agree with. While it may seem obvious to some who aren’t asleep at the wheel or MLs and other critics of capitalism, I think there are plenty of people who just don’t realize/think about those kinds of things. Particulary younger people who don’t have completely molded political beliefs yet. I think it can be the first step in a radicalization process, kinda like Bernie or Hasan Piker, so I’m not ENTIRELY against it. I’m definitely understanding and agreeing with your point that it should go farther and I’d love for actual left-wing messaging/content to get through but yeah we live in a dystopia at the moment so. I’ll take what I can get I guess

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      I agree with that 100% the obvious part is mostly obvious to me for being an ML in the first place