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Consumer society

société de consommation

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What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani rejects the notion of the "consumer society". He considers it vague and regards it as a misreading. He says he has never seen a society that consumes: there are only societies that produce, and classes or milieus that consume, at the cost of depriving others12. Strictly speaking, a society that consumed what it produces would be socialism, or communism achieved, and we do not live in one3. He adds that consumers are also producers of value. For him, the notion belongs to an ideological vulgate that masks overexploitation4. From 2012 to 2026, he develops this point in connection with Michel Clouscard. He criticises Lordon for attributing to Clouscard a critique of the consumer society, which he calls a "matrix misreading"5.

  1. 1Tout est permis mais rien n'est possible - Michel Clouscard - 129 Jan 2012 · 21:09
  2. 2#5 Libéralisme-libertaire, consommation libidinale et musique...27 Sept 2014 · 0:48
  3. 3Attention aux contresens !! Clouscard et l'idéologie du désir, en hommage au Précepteur14 Jan 2023 · 31:30
  4. 4« DOIT-ON SAUVER LE SOLDAT LORDON ? » - Postface de la réédition par Delga du livre Néo-fascisme et idéologie du désir par de Michel Clouscard1 Aug 2017 · 9:55
  5. 5« DOIT-ON SAUVER LE SOLDAT LORDON ? » - Postface de la réédition par Delga du livre Néo-fascisme et idéologie du désir par de Michel Clouscard1 Aug 2017 · 5:57

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