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WaistLine Wrote: > The Matrix movie generated much discussion as a fun movie, but it was not a > game changer or capable of inspiring a social movement. Actually, the > Matrix was Luddite ideology in the era of computers and advanced robotics, > where liberation from the machine meant human freedom. > > What? The Matrix was capitalism, not technology, and it was a system of surplus extraction that operated without most people knowing it because of the dreamlike state much like consumer society. It is based in part on Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation. And it did inspire social movements, even if they were somewhat autonomous and postmodern. Brad ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
