Not back at campsite yet as decided to buy some new boots (McQueen or Dior?). Just been approached by a man who is going on about the 'occupation' (can't he tell I am one of them!! Have decided on Dior), he said Contemporary society is commodified society, where the economic transaction has become the dominant way of relating to the culture and artifacts of human civilization, over and above all other means of understanding, with any exceptions being considered merely a temporary holdout as the market swiftly works on ways to monetize those few things which stubbornly remain untouched. Perhaps the most pernicious aspect of this current setup is that it has long ago co-opted the very means of survival within itself, making our existence not an inherent right endowed to us by the simple fact of our humanity but a matter of how much we're all worth -- the mere act of being alive has a price tag.
Whatever! *rolls eyes*
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