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In our world today, one may observe that the quality of our items: our clothing, our media- it all seems to have decreased in a quality that was almost a given in the past. It feels as though things are not as durable as they once were, fast fashion is well within our culture as they tend to be the only clothes most people can afford, many of the creative media found on youtube today relies on clickbait titles and ample amounts of money given away. Why this is happening is most likely a complex and layered answer, however The Beach Beneath the Street: The Everyday Life and Glorious Times of the Situationist International by McKenzie Wark may allude to part of the explanation. The Beach Beneath the Street: The Everyday Life and Glorious Times of the Situationist International tells the story of the Situationist International, a group of artists and intellects who critiqued modern life in the 50s and 60s under the weight of capitalism. They sought to explore tran...
