Apathy Is Capitalism's Greatest Feature, and It’s Tearing Society Apart

On living in the status quo of dystopia, and, possibly, imagining something beyond.

Recently, I had an interesting, somewhat heated, discussion with my partner. The topic of conversation was our differing perspectives regarding the capitalist dystopia we inhabit, the looming collapse of modern society, climate change, war, poverty, hunger, and so on. You know, some light banter.

Obviously, I have very strong opinions about all these issues and have studied their causes and effects to obsession and beyond. It’s why, over time, I became an anarchist (I got the tattoos to prove it), and why I will do whatever I can to help topple the capitalist oligarchy — if and when it comes down to it.

I know my partner holds similar views (albeit not nearly as radical), but somehow she seems far more reserved and, well, one could call it rational, about these issues. She is unquestionably anti-capitalist; after all, over time, every introspective, not fully propagandized person (which excludes many Americans, unfortunately) eventually arrives at similar conclusions.