What Robert Jones, Jr. thinks about capitalism
American writer from Brooklyn; author of the novel The Prophets (2021); creator of the Son of Baldwin community and the Witness newsletter.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Robert Jones, Jr. has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingCapitalism pushes creators to aim at the largest paying audience whatever cowardice that takes.
Their wordsCapitalism compels us to direct all of our efforts toward the largest paying audience, no matter what cowardice is involved in doing so; no matter the artistic, ethical, legal, or spiritual catastrophe associated with it.
↗Who’s Afraid of Wonder Woman?robertjonesjr.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece