<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>consumer capitalism - The Writink</title> <atom:link href="https://www.thewritink.com/tag/consumer-capitalism/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.thewritink.com</link> <description>Writings. Thoughts. Wordy stuff.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 16:37:08 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://www.thewritink.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/favicon.png</url> <title>consumer capitalism - The Writink</title> <link>https://www.thewritink.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>A Tinny Voice</title> <link>https://www.thewritink.com/a-tinny-voice/</link> <comments>https://www.thewritink.com/a-tinny-voice/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[sfortune]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2013 03:44:50 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[consumer capitalism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[numbness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[placelessness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religion]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewritink.com/?p=853</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>They teach us here That everything is make-believe That we are being manipulated By the capitalists, by the media That … <a href="https://www.thewritink.com/a-tinny-voice/" class="more-link"><span class="more-button">Read<span class="screen-reader-text">A Tinny Voice</span></span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thewritink.com/a-tinny-voice/">A Tinny Voice</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thewritink.com">The Writink</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They teach us here<br /> That everything is make-believe<br /> That we are being manipulated<br /> By the capitalists, by the media<br /> That there is no answer to the question of life<br /> That our personalities are only <span class="pullquote">self-inflicted masks</span><br /> That we wear to sell ourselves to others<br /> That the price we pay for civilization and culture<br /> Is repression<br /> That we are not in control<br /> Of our own emotions<br /> But are trained like Pavlonian dogs<br /> To salivate at the bell of consumption…</p> <p>They teach us here<br /> To lose faith in everything<br /> That religion is irrelevant<br /> That love is a charade<br /> That we are our own enemies<br /> That our bodies are not our own<br /> But only mere shells of <span class="pullquote">induced socialization</span><br /> That everything is a farce<br /> That we don’t even see the danger<br /> Or the misery<br /> Or the pain<br /> Or the horror<br /> Of our own existence.</p> <p>They teach us here<br /> That autonomy is a joke<br /> That we are useless<br /> That we are nothing<br /> But a tinny voice in a clamorous uproar<br /> Nothing<br /> But <span class="pullquote">cogs in a machine</span><br /> Nothing<br /> But players in their game.<br /> And still each day<br /> We come to worship<br /> At the altar of<br /> This land, their land, of make-believe.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thewritink.com/a-tinny-voice/">A Tinny Voice</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thewritink.com">The Writink</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.thewritink.com/a-tinny-voice/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>