Fisher's (im)famous Vampire Castle essay was a brave but ultimately futile revolt against the left culture that was coalescing at that time, against an insular and frankly cruel form of communication. Its victory is more or less complete, even among those disposed toward Fisher.
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Further, Fisher's targets is not conservatives like Peterson , but rather imperfect vectors of social change like Owen Jones and Stewart Brand. It was, at base, a call against ineffectual if self-satisfied cruelty against people who, whatever their flaws, wanted a better world.
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Well, your mileage may vary, I just bristle at the hagiography. I think that was one of his weakest works. Again, a shitty person in a position of power is going to depict criticism of themselves as "neoliberal capitalism emulating a facade" etc.
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But how was Mark in a position of power?
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