please don't watch that clip. nonsense. there's no such thing as neo-liberal anxiety.
political models are one thing, mental disorders are another and is tethered with culture, upbringing and a whole host of case by case circumstances. not all countries have high suicide rates as a result of capitalism. you may want to blame the media and consumerism for that to who knows.
communism failed. it was idealised by marx and the frankfurt school but didn't work. nearly worked under lenin but that was under an agrarian society, during war, famine, transition away from a monarchy and before modern science.
capitalism is merely a money system. let's not forget the underlying tenants of capitalism - freedom. people can own what they want and do what they want. the lack of insurance, buffers, checks and balances led to the great depression (from a money perspective). the history of capitalism is complex and evolved from feudalism, religion, old mercantile days. like when they used to use shells for money. communism is just a philosophy like feng shui, it didn't work and leftists are milking it with propaganda maybe to disrupt the status quo like angry teens. it's a beautiful ideal but its like building a sandcastle under the condition everyone is learned, healthy and nice. in reality if you push someone into a corner they'll defend themselves whatever it takes. survival of the fittest.
i'm not a psychologist so i can't comment on why the masses are depressed. these things are case by case and not something that can be generalised. while i was doing my mental health course we went through trends. suicide rates differed between ages and gender. however overall spikes happened during crises like the IMF, great depression etc. global economic crises. were people more lonely during those times? like some brooding isolated teen? no. these suicides happened because he couldn't provide for his family due to no fault of his own. he was let go because of hard economic times. this is a govt responsibility and these things shape political trajectory.
does capitalism need to evolve? yes. AI is disruptive, the nature of jobs will change, more skilled labor, more programmers, more renewable energy, more lifestyle changes, more checks and balances to make the future work. is there room for centrist left and centrist right in this political dynamism? no. what traditionally defined these dynamics will need to evolve too. what is surprising is that the left seems to be disintegrating and the right seems to be evolving. the world works today because of republican policies. democrats policies are a minorty force. labor markets today are kept in check because of republican arms. it rewards the strong and abolishes the weak. for the left to survive the onslaught of fake news, fake ideals and general lack of direction, it may need to turn to mother nature. that was actually the essence of marxism. the need to take care of nature, the role of women. i noticed whenever political trajectories evolved there were women involved. like a birthing of something, a sign of new times.
in a nutshell, superman hottie henry pls spank me sums it up perfectly... btw i'm battling a fever... i tend to get around this time of the year hence bingewatching.
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