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Lost Futures: A Mark Fisher Podcast

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The Dystopia of Passive Consumption and Mediated Reality

This chapter critiques modern consumerism and the influence of technology on our relationship with advertisements and societal control. Through philosophical insights from Jean Baudrillard, it warns against a dystopian future of passive consumers absorbed by screens, highlighting the risks of a mediated existence lacking genuine interaction.

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