In the kingdom of
In the kingdom of consumption the citizen is king. A democratic monarchy: equality before consumption, fraternity in consumption, and freedom through consumption. Raoul Vaneigem
Raoul Vaneigem
To work for delight
To work for delight and authentic festivity is barely distinguishable from preparing for a general insurrection Raoul Vaneigem
Daily life is governed
Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out. Raoul Vaneigem
What could I wish
What could I wish for the present but to take the greatest pleasure in being what I am? Raoul Vaneigem
People are bewitched into
People are bewitched into believing that time slips away, and this belief is the basis of time actually slipping away. Raoul Vaneigem
As poverty has been
As poverty has been reduced in terms of mere survival, it has become more profound in terms of our way of life. Raoul Vaneigem
Purchasing power is a
Purchasing power is a license to purchase power. Raoul Vaneigem
Each component of the
Each component of the organism, like the individual in the social body, possesses the capacity for enjoyment of the self through sharing with others. Raoul Vaneigem
Privative appropriation and domination
Privative appropriation and domination are thus originally imposed and felt as a positive right, but in the form of a negative universality. Valid for everyone, justified in everyone’s eyes by divine or natural law, the right of privative appropriation is objectified in a general illusion, in a universal transcendence, in an essential law under which … Read more
We can escape the
We can escape the commonplace only by manipulating it, controlling it, thrusting it into our dreams or surrendering it to the free play of our subjectivity. Raoul Vaneigem