In his analysis of the spectacular society, Debord notes that quality of life is impoverished
with such lack of authenticity human perceptions are affected, and there's also a degradation of knowledge, with the hindering of critical thought
the spectacle prevents individuals from realizing that the society of spectacle is only a moment in history (time), one that can be overturned through revolution
this is true, many people think c this is just how the world works, 'thats just the way things are' not realising people made it this way, and people can change it
Debord's aim and proposal, is "to wake up the spectator who has been drugged by spectacular images," "through radical action in the form of the construction of situations," "situations that bring a revolutionary reordering of life, politics, and art". In the situationist view, situations are actively created moments characterized by "a sense of self-consciousness of existence within a particular environment or ambience".[28]
Debord encouraged the use of détournement, "which involves using spectacular images and language to disrupt the flow of the spectacle."
sadly, i think spectacular images and language have been comodified by 'the spectacle' too, and as such have lost their potency (says a graphic designer)
In a consumer society, social life is not about living but about having; the spectacle uses the image to convey what people need and must have. Consequently, social life moves further, leaving a state of 'having' and proceeding into a state of 'appearing;' namely the appearance of the image
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