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Full Idea
I do not believe that the concept of 'alienation' is all that applicable any more.
Gist of Idea
The concept of 'alienation' seems no longer applicable
Source
Lars Svendsen (A Philosophy of Boredom [2005], Ch.1)
Book Ref
Svendsen,Lars: 'A Philosophy of Boredom' [Reaktion Books 2005], p.36
A Reaction
Interesting but puzzling. If alienation is the key existential phenomenon of a capitalist society, why should it fade away if we remain capitalist? He is proposing that it has metamorphosed into boredom, which may be a different sort of alienation.