The deep structures of capital, those that prevail above and beyond culture assume a superhard transcendentality something in capital more than itself” the “real” of capital –> along this come a core subjectivation. Is there an “interpellation” (a ‘pure interpellation’) a core act of identification” a subjugation at the core of capital. In other words unless we understand the necessary subjectivation, the way in which capital carves out of us an essential act, a founding act of identity, a way in which we must be in order to be capitalist subjects that goes beyond the surface attributes: rationality, self-interest, individualistic, appetitive.
- unconscious, violent, held in place by fantasmatic structures, in us more than us. REAL, it is at the core of neurosis is a particular capitalist form of neurosis
- identity is tied up with appetitive calculation, job/employment
- This is not a “capitalism makes us sick” thesis.
It’s or peculiar sickness is what makes capitalism. I would like to advocate a particular form of communist core or at least that which is not-capitalist
To alleviate core component of subjectivity it may be illustrative and helpful to look at a form of subjectivity that cannot be allowed to exist –> free software foundation why Richard Stallman’s project necessarily had to morph in “open source” and tensions and contradictions between the two. The whole subjectivity label – “geek” is a subjectivity marginalized and not allowed to flourish under capitalism — also Homer Saucer non subjects.
Ill look at this to see an example of capitalism brutalizing subjectivity that refuse to comply with its logic or is rendered surplus — Edelman– suggestive of gay subjectivity that cannot be symbolized.
sale of labour power creates space for identity as they free not-slaves Free to sell labour-power is the TIPPING POINT