One’s head spins, one’s consciousness goes to sleep
The following text is from Thomas Hirschhorn. It is quoted in a chapter of the book Art and Politics by Claudia Mesch about the cons of globalization. Can any native English speaker rewrite it in plain English, please?
Context:
profit, which wants to create for itself a model on one hand, and which differentiates itself on the other, separates itself, stakes claims, branches out […] There’s no confrontation or reinforcement; what happens is simply an interbreeding without confrontation […] One’s head spins, one’s consciousness goes to sleep and the force dies away; it’s the mergers of the multinationals on the one hand, and regional wars on the other!
Top answer
Hi Red Apple - Profit, the driving force of capitalism, can seem like something alien to human life. It seems like something quite different from us. Often, we just have to obey it.
- Hi Red Apple - Profit, the driving force of capitalism, can seem like something alien to human life.
- It seems like something quite different from us.
- Often, we just have to obey it.
- It progresses in ways that we can't predict.
- It does not discuss where it is going; it does not consult us; there is no opportunity for dialogue.
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Hi Red Apple
- Profit, the driving force of capitalism, can seem like something alien to human life. It seems like something quite different from us. Often, we just have to obey it. It progresses in ways that we can't predict. It does not discuss where it is going; it does not consult us; there is no opportunity for dialogue. So, when we try to deal with it - or think about it - we
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