The argument that capitalism lets you freely express yourself as an individual is hilarious…and it’s debunked by the people who argue it.
“Hey, I’d like to pursue art and philosophy.”
“Heh, this loser is gonna end up poor.”
Acceptable expression of yourself as an individual must be profitable. The fact that doing what you love will leave you struggling in life is miserable and a direct result of capitalism.
From Hitler’s virulent hatred of modern art, presumably in contrast to his mediocre still lifes, to the modern “anti-SJW’s” hatred of dyed hair and insistence that Being Conservative Is Punk Now, one thing remains consistent among all reactionaries:
They are deeply aware that everyone even remotely cool or interesting thinks they’re losers, and they are mad about it.
As he notes [Homestuck’s] farcical nature, Hussie then feels
compelled to elaborate: “Certain things shouldn’t be taken at face
value, or as seriously as you might otherwise be inclined to. But the
ending isn’t funny, per se — it’s quite a deadpan, lavishly animated but
fairly minimalistic presentation of what I’d describe as the story’s
meta-theological thesis.”
Andrew Hussie attempts to defend Act 7 and talks about his life getting in the way of Homestuck on this latest interview. Worth the read!
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