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The Tragedy of the Worker: Towards the Proletarocene by Richard Seymour, China Miéville, Jamie Allinson, Rosie Warren
3.0

Some of this ventures into ‘no, shit’ territory. While some of it is surprising, such as acknowledging indigenous cultures and cosmologies and somewhat drawing parallels to this so-called Salvage Communism.

Yet, who is this for. Massive amounts of time is naturally dedicated to codifying the numerous tragedies of the worker. So, why ask a rhetorical question, like why is this book not for the average worker. It crosses into the masturbatory quite often with its diction and insipid references and jargon. Add that to another tragedy.

When it comes time to codify their own manifesto, it’s the most nebulous thoughts you could think of after consuming such a document. Basically, they’re waiting for a time when it will be possible to implement their salvage ways.

Read it for thoughts on capitalism, ecological issues related to the west, and a fragmented look at how intersectional the issues are, rather than any clear manifesto or addressing of aforementioned complexities.