Capitalist realism is the ambient all pervasive atmosphere where it's just sort of implied that capitalism is all there is. It conditions how we view the world, how we work, our social relations, even our thoughts and behaviors. When it comes to mental health, capitalist realism frames mental illness as purely a biological imbalance in the brain which requires a chemical solution. This feeds perfectly into a neoliberal framework which says YOU the individual are the problem, you OWN this illness. It also feeds into our current society of control which I discuss at length in the video. If we want to truly address the mental health crisis facing the population today we need to reframe the conversation and work to repoliticize mental health by addressing the structural and systemic issues at play which are causing perfectly sane people to become insane. - Mad Blender
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