Modern Cannabilism from Neoliberalism to Pac-Man

Phreakin neoliberalism just gets worse the more I read about the whole sordid history and modern day practises of neoclassical economics, the Mont Pelerin Society, all It's satellites and the capitalist political class many of whom are perhaps too stupid to even realise the interests they serve like slave minions to the neoliberal Voldemort collective. Think there is no class warfare? You idiots, get woke! You are being cannibalized every day by banks and plutocrats in the most viscous contemporary asymmetric class warfare in history.

But here is just a little absurdist note I saw in the blurb for what looks like a good read. It is Alex Wade's "The Pac-Man Principle: A user's guide to capitalism'" Here is the blurb:

In spite of being well into middle-age, Pac-Man's popularity shows no sign of decline and the character has appeared in over sixty games on virtually every games platform ever released. According to the David Brown celebrity index, in 2008, nearly three decades after initial release, 94% of Americans were able to recognise Pac-Man, which gave the character greater brand awareness than Super Mario. Pac-Man, with its avowed commitment to non-violence was a videogame of many firsts, including being designed to appeal to children and females and providing the first narrative interlude in a videogame. Although iconic, Pac-Man has not been subject to sustained critical analysis. This book helps to fill that gap, providing an extensive, sophisticated, but accessible analysis of the influence of Pac-Man on the way that we live in contemporary western societies.

http://www.zero-books.net/books/pac-man-principle-users-guide-capitalism

So did you get that? "... Pac-Man, with its avowed commitment to non-violence ..." blah blah. As Zizek might say, "My Godssshhh... whoever publisssshhhher wrote zhat issshhhh a moron." How much more violent can a video game get than depicting all out cannibalism? Ok, maybe the ghosts are not other pac-men, but ... i dunno... how could anyone who's played the game write that? The violence and fight vs flight play is essentially the whole game. It stimulates the adrenal gland like no other game.

(Unfortunately, the cause of this post was the frustration that the book is not available until 27 July! Normally I do not pay much attention to blurbs.)