103 Quotes by Guy Debord

The language of the spectacle consists of signs of the dominant system of production – signs which are at the same time the ultimate end-products of that system.

The spectacle presents itself as a vast inaccessible reality that can never be questioned. Its sole message is: “What appears is good; what is good appears.” The passive acceptance it demands is already effectively imposed by its monopoly of appearances, its manner of appearing without allowing any reply.

The passions have been sufficiently interpreted; the point now is to discover new ones.

All that was once directly lived has become mere representation.