Tag: refusal of work

4 Reasons Why Technological Unemployment Might Really Be Different This Time
What does automation mean for the future of employment? Some fear it will cast us to the scrapheap while the automated economy grinds on; others argue technological developments have always created new jobs. But could it ever mean something different entirely?
Make It So: 5 Factors of a 24th Century Post-Capitalist Future
Following last week's #imoBastani dispatch, 'Fully Automated Luxury Communism', many viewers got in touch with their thoughts on the possibilities for a post-capitalist future and what that might entail. Among the more creative contributions was this anonymous submission, inspired by the 24th century universe of, er, Star Trek...
You Don’t Have To Be Mad to Work Here, But It Helps
From Fordist drudgery to the personal chaos of precarity, work seems to both produce and feed off our madness. With depression, anxiety and suicide on the rise in the global north, it's time to look at the madness of work itself.
Refusal of Work and the Politics of Beverly Hills Cop 2
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Seth Wheeler as they discuss the 'Refusal of Work' as the catalyst for culture and capitalist recomposition.