Capitalist human activity
 

Luc Boltanski and Eve Chiapello, in The New Spirit of Capitalism
 
point to "the array of forces that esteem the individual who is constantly engaged, interfacing, interacting, communicating, responding, or processing" (Crary's summation, 15)
 
Boltanski / Chiapello: "To always be doing something, to move, to change--this is what enjoys prestige"

> from Jonathan Crary's 24/7: Late Capitalism and the End of Sleep (2013)

> tagged with #capitalism, #identity

> created September 19, 2025 at 9:17:17 AM


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