
Psychoanalysis and Capitalism
Why Theory
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The Structure of Capitalism
The structure of capitalism cou you alk about that a litle bit. The idea is that we have a certain logic of desire that comes just from the fact that we're speaking being t so we our desire is lack. But capitalism presents us with objects that seem like they will be ultimately satisfying. So that's even though they never are, but it's the constant. And that's whyi identify capitalism with the promise...of some ultimate satisfaction that i'll never get.
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