"Atomization" is the key word. Marx, while I don't 100% with him, uses the word "alienation' to describe how our industrialized economy separates us in this way.
I'd gotten used to the normalization of porn viewing over the last 30 years, but the normalization of *starring* in porn caught me by surprise. Who sold these women the lie that they would make bank by prostituting themselves? Were they encouraged by friends or family instead of being reminded of the (once obvious) consequences? I find it hard to believe that this is a combination of negligence and stupidity rather than the immeasurable vanity of young women.
"Atomization" is the key word. Marx, while I don't 100% with him, uses the word "alienation' to describe how our industrialized economy separates us in this way.
I think Marx would be shocked by how separate we've become on the local level.
At the same time, the information age which heightens this local separation creates new collectives he would never have imagined.
It is actually remarkable how he could have perceived that given how mechanistic and inhumane most of his views were.
I'd gotten used to the normalization of porn viewing over the last 30 years, but the normalization of *starring* in porn caught me by surprise. Who sold these women the lie that they would make bank by prostituting themselves? Were they encouraged by friends or family instead of being reminded of the (once obvious) consequences? I find it hard to believe that this is a combination of negligence and stupidity rather than the immeasurable vanity of young women.