Very thought-provoking piece. Donna Haraway's metaphor of the "belly of the beast" certainly works for capital (aka Leviathan), but the question is: what are the best ways to cause indigestion, given that as you say the system rapidly adjusts to return to homeostasis? This brings to mind Michel Serres's figure of the parasite, whom Serres also sees as an *intermediary* - a figure of the middle who inserts himself into the chain of consumption and communication. Serres understands the concept in the broadest sense - *bruits parasites* in French refers to static in communication, which interrupts/disrupts the message. So to change the message, perhaps we are seeking to be the static, the interference, within the capitalist communicative system.
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Very thought-provoking piece. Donna Haraway's metaphor of the "belly of the beast" certainly works for capital (aka Leviathan), but the question is: what are the best ways to cause indigestion, given that as you say the system rapidly adjusts to return to homeostasis? This brings to mind Michel Serres's figure of the parasite, whom Serres also sees as an *intermediary* - a figure of the middle who inserts himself into the chain of consumption and communication. Serres understands the concept in the broadest sense - *bruits parasites* in French refers to static in communication, which interrupts/disrupts the message. So to change the message, perhaps we are seeking to be the static, the interference, within the capitalist communicative system.