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The capitalist notion of well-being

Updated Jun 15 2023

bell hooks in All About Love:

I am talking here about the many prophets of doom who tell us that racism will never end, sexism is here to stay, the rich will never share their resources. We would all be surprised if we could enter their lives for a day. Much of what they are telling us cannot be had, they have. But in keeping with a capitalist-based notion of well-being, they really believe there is not enough to go around, that the good life can be had only by a few.

This concept of well-being only supports the theology of capitalism, aka the myth of scarcity and who is more deserving.