Tag: Commodity

  • Rebellion as Commodity

    The PA system crackled in the grimy bus depot, a half-chewed Che Guevara t-shirt blossoming from a forgotten corner advertising “authentic” rebellion for 29.99$. Outside, a neon sign, winking like a cyclopean burnout case, promised “Revolution! Now with a Money-Back Guarantee!” A gaggle of teenagers, their faces a kaleidoscope of ironic mustaches and faux-Molotov cocktails fashioned from empty soda bottles, shuffled past, their rebellion…