Hello, my 34 lovely readers!
If you’ve just stumbled upon
, whether via my LinkedIn posts or somewhere else, welcome. To the loyal folks who’ve been here since day one, thank you for sticking around.I know my essays can seem big-picture—talking about capitalism, crisis, time, and structural coercion—but I promise it all connects to everyday life. I’m grateful for every single one of you who’s chosen to share your inbox with me.
Below is a quick recap of what I’ve been writing and why:
Crises Don’t Automatically Fix Anything
Sometimes it feels like a big event (like a financial crash or political scandal) might topple injustice. But in Collapse Capitalism: The Structural Integration of Crisis, I explore how capitalism often adapts to crises instead of collapsing.
I also push back on doomer or accelerationist readings in Misreading Capitalist Realism. Even the sharpest contradictions often fuel capitalism’s next mutation, rather than destroy it.
Crisis alone isn’t the magic bullet. Capitalism is cunning but not unstoppable. If we don’t prepare robust alternatives, each meltdown simply reconfigures the status quo.
Time Matters More Than We Realize
Whether it’s a medical residency or gig work, so much exploitation dangles future rewards that never fully arrive. I break this down in Temporal Injustice in Medical Residency and Temporal Justice: Reclaiming Time.
If you’re stuck waiting for “real” security, you lose control of your present. “Just wait—stability is coming someday” effectively erodes your autonomy in the now.
By focusing on wages alone, we might miss how time is also being stolen. When the future is perpetually deferred, the present is quietly commandeered.
Coercion Is Built Into the System
Healthcare or job markets are often labeled “broken.” But in ABA is a Capitalist’s Wet Dream, I point out that many so-called “flaws” exist by design—serving profit, not people.
In Non-Coercive Systems, I ask how we might build frameworks that don’t presume we must be forced or manipulated to “do good.”
When we see exploitative outcomes as “bugs,” we risk missing that they’re often deliberate features. Real fixes might require reinventing systems from the ground up, rather than tweaking them at the edges.
Outrage Alone Won’t Bring Change
The Subtext Economy Has Collapsed explores how we move on from every scandal, leaving the system intact.
Algorithmic Austerity and The Commodification of Behavior in the Age of AI show how platforms nudge future actions while moral “exposés” often fizzle into short-lived outrage.
Exposing contradictions or fueling viral scandals isn’t the same as structural reform. We need patient, long-game strategies—like building local alternatives or rewriting how we share resources—to break cycles of fleeting outrage.
Real Alternatives Require More Than Meltdown Fantasies
Organized infrastructures—like worker co-ops, robust mutual aid, community land trusts—can shift power, but only if we recognize that meltdown alone won’t magically usher them in.
Shorter workweeks, guaranteed incomes, or other radical reconfigurations of time can reclaim autonomy from indefinite deferral.
Without patient, structural approaches, capitalism remains too adaptable to be undone by crisis or moral revelations alone. But by reclaiming time, embracing non-coercive models, and organizing beyond short-term outrage, we create real frameworks for something better.
A Quick “Thank You” and What’s Next
I currently have about 34 subscribers, which might sound small, but it’s everything to me.
You took a chance on reading these deep dives into how our world is structured and why things feel “off.”
If you ever have questions, critiques, or topics you want me to explore, please let me know! Now that I've swallowed my pride and admitted you're just one of 34…
For now, if there’s a single through-line in all these essays, it’s this: we can’t assume crises or exposures alone will undo exploitative systems. We need deliberate, organized alternatives—whether that’s rethinking how we measure time, how we define work, or how we deliver care.
Thank you for being here. Truly.
With warmth,
Kanav
syadvada.com