1Dime Radio A Fractured Mass Without Class (Ft. Theory Undergound)
Jul 29, 2025
Join Dave McCarriker, an underground theorist and author known for his insights on time energy and societal structures, as he discusses the 'Post-Class Fractured Mass.' He examines how modern media and education have fractured traditional class identities. The conversation touches on the gig economy's impact on workers and the evolving role of class in revolutionary change. Dave also critiques the limitations of contemporary ideological frameworks and encourages a reevaluation of how we perceive identity and protest in today's landscape.
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Time-Energy Scarcity Limits Organizing
- Time-energy scarcity prevents sustained organizing; bursts of excitement fade due to exhaustion.
- Most people lack reliably available time-energy, leading to societal fragmentation and low engagement in change.
Loss of Proletariat Power
- Marx saw the proletariat as revolutionary due to power to halt production, not just misery.
- Deindustrialization and dispersed labor reduce working class's collective power and revolutionary potential.
Advanced Workers Lost
- The disappearance of trusted advanced workers erodes solidarity and strike leadership.
- Replacing experienced workers with credentialed outsiders fragments trust and weakens organizing capacity.
