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I am not complaining about anti-capitalist media being more popular and out in the open, much better than pro-capitalist garbage propaganda that you can’t avoid here in the states, but to me I feel that the anti-cap media is sooooo pedestrian that I don’t derive any pleasure from watching it. Squid Game was critical of capitalism in many ways and was a decent allegory for debt and social inequality and other stuff like that, but it seemed like stuff that was already obvious. The movie Parasite was really good, I liked watching it and was held in suspense with every few scenes, the climax of the movie almost made my jaw drop, it was a super exciting and well-made film. I liked the cinematography and angles they used, the way that they flip the story on its head and switch the meaning of the film’s name, Parasite. At first the parasites appear to be the poor family that attaches themselves to the rich family but then you realize the rich family are not actually working for their wealth, they are the parasites. This would’ve blown me away if I didn’t already know how awful capitalism already is. People say White Lotus is pretty good but I never saw it. Dopesick and severance are also pretty popular. I get the feeling that maybe these creators want to do more but capitalist interests only allow it to go so far. Whatever the case is, I’m glad this is a thing, but I hope this kind of content has a bit more nuance and substance to it in the future. Wel thats my 2 cents on the issue, thoughts?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My thoughts? There's not enough of it. Also that this type of media is new so it will take years for it to be finely tuned. The results from consuming proletarian media should be:

  • increased class consciousness
  • increased understanding of Marxist political theory
  • reduced apathy
  • increased organizing via it's consumers

Lastly, organizations responsible for this content have a class responsibility to maintain their class membership. As commodities become popular under capitalism, companies which produce it grow and as they do so their class membership changes from proletarian to labor aristocrat or even bourgeoisie. Marxist economic organizing of these organizations are required to keep them "true to their word and goals" so to speak.