There is a phenomenon in burger Town where literally every adult show on HBO or whatever the main character is a capitalist sociopath who gets ahead by exploring others etc… I'm aware that a lot of them are somewhat critical of capitalism but the characters are often portrayed as being total badasses and most normies see this as wow this is super cool and edgy this guy is totally me. Why are anti heroes so popular with these mutts. The sopranos, breaking bad, mad Men are examples of this. I know this might be typically considered a lefty trash post but I'm more curious about the reason behind this phenomenon not the actual shows themselves
Why are capitalist sociopaths romanticized in amerimutt television
Justin Brooks
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Jason Campbell
on a serious note though, I really wonder "falling down" isn't blueprint yet
James Barnes
cultural hegemony
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Sebastian Bell
Why did you say the same thing twice?
Dylan Taylor
Because ethical capitalism is a thing, you moron.
Julian Ross
Are they critical of capitalism though. Are they really?
Or do they merely copy the aesthetics of anti-capitalism and revolution, while delivering an ending that restores the status quo?
Aiden Williams
They're trying to reinvent that vigilante/wild west aesthetic where ubermensch take the law into their own hands and gets ahead through their superior cunning. It's just worst now because capitalism is worse now, base/superstructure. Expect to see more depraved people worshipped on TV as being "realistic" when it's just realism under capitalism (or fascism as the US is now).
Landon Hall
says the socdem
Ethan Butler
No it isn't
And I liked Breaking Bad a lot, for me it's the fantasy of "yes, the system is broken, but if I can angle it just right I can put myself ahead of it by playing it better than the others." I don't like the Sopranos much though, and Mad Men fell off, although I like the early seasons for the time capsule feeling and I identified more with Peggy than Don tbh.
Zachary Thomas