Individualism
Individualism began as an insult—and still functions as one, depending on who’s using it.
Socialism
Common ownership, and two centuries of disagreement about how much.
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Frankfurt School
Critical theory was never neutral. It was a weapon forged in exile against fascism, capitalism, and dogma—and it still cuts.
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Adbusters
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Crypto-anarchy
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Culture jamming
Culture jamming doesn’t break the system—it just makes the system quote itself back at you.
Cypherpunk
Cypherpunk turns cryptography into a political weapon.