Freud also said we choose our own neuroses. Capitalism is the neurosis of humanity. — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
“The ego (one’s self-perception) is a very shaky structure, easily undermined by unconscious drives and desires. It is possible to repress those drives for… — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
Freud also said we choose our own neuroses. Capitalism is the neurosis of humanity. — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
“No matter how much we may try to manipulate our feelings of anger with the techniques these books suggest, in the end we will… — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
We still can't control the consequences our choices will bring. Not only do we want freedom of choice, but we also want a guarantee… — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
When I speak about the "tyranny of choice," I mean an ideology that originates in the era of post-industrial capitalism. It began with the… — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
“The film nicely shows how a person may make a rational decision to achieve a goal while at the same time unconsciously doing everything… — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
“Love is linked to the fact that in the end we know nothing about the object that attracts us in the Other, and that… — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
“By working so hard at self-improvement we lose the energy and ability to participate in any form of social change” — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
I do have the power. I can decide for myself what I want, even if the thought stresses me out. — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
One of the greatest gains of capitalism is that even the proletarian slave feels like a master. He believes he has the power to… — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
Love emerges at the point of a lacking word, and one offers one's being to fill the lack. — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
A friend, who's a psychologist, told me about a patient once: a woman who was well educated, had a good job, a house and… — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
