I recently finished Techno Feudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis, on audiobook read by the author himself. It offers an interesting perspective on modern capitalism or, in the opinion of the author, why capitalism as we know it is dead. Mr. Varoufakis writes from the left, which grants him a unique perspective inherent to that side of the political spectrum. Marxism is interesting primarily for its critique and diagnosis of capitalism’s structure, not for its purported inevitable end-result of a communist revolution. In this sense, Mr. Varoufakis’ book is an enlightening read.
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