K-punk
The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher
by Mark Fisher · first published 2018
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Why HN recommends it
Collected writings of cultural critic Mark Fisher, valued for sharp analysis of capitalism, culture, and the loss of imagined futures; recommended to readers wanting non-fiction on hauntology and nostalgia.
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When Mark Fisher committed suicide in 2017 at the age of 48, we lost one of the 21stcentury’s greatest cultural theorists. An icon for today’s insurgent “alt-left”, from 2003 to 2016 Fisher wrote dazzling analyses of our strange and terrifying world—neo-liberalism, the loneliness and distracted boredom of digital life, and how these realities are reflected in music, film, TV, and literature. He also developed a vision of a different future – based on community, democratic control of the economy, creative freedom for all, and harnessing technology for the good of humanity. K-Punk collects
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K-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher
on “Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?” ↗…along this train of thought, I recommend "Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?" by Mark Fisher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalist_Realism:_Is_There_N... I also highly, highly recommend "K-Punk" by the same author (now deceased, RIP): https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/mark-fishers-k-p...
on “Nike and Boeing Are Paying Sci-Fi Writers to Predict Their Futures” ↗…we recognize -- even celebrate -- as tedious, we sorely limit ourselves. We have arrived at a situation in which "no one is bored, everything is boring" ..." From Hauntings by Tom Graham, a review of K-PUNK by Mark Fisher, in TLS, May 24, 2019, p. 32
on “Ask HN: What did people do when they were bored, before Internet came?” ↗