Libidinal Economy
The circulation, investment, and transformation of desire, affect, and instinctual drives within social and commercial structures.
From Latin 'libido' (desire, lust) + Ancient Greek 'oikonomia' (household management).
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Dual Nuance AnalysisJean-Francois Lyotard's critical theory describing how desire, emotional affect, and instinctual drives circulate and are monetized within capitalist structures.
“Modern luxury marketing operates as a libidinal economy, transforming subconscious status anxiety into corporate profit.”
How internet platforms, subscription pornography, and algorithmic dating apps financialize human loneliness and sexual desire.
“The subscription paywall ecosystem converts human vulnerability and parasocial attachment into predictable recurring revenue.”
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