Severance is WRONG about CAPITALISM | Video Essay

Speakers
Roy Spencer, Laura Ann Spencer,

Release Date
January 26, 2025

Topic

Civil Liberties Human Rights
Description

Severance is the groundbreaking Apple TV series that supposedly critiques late-stage capitalism. But does it really? Or does it call to mind something else entirely?

In this video, we dive into Severance, dystopian fiction like Brave New World and 1984, and the history of indentured servitude.

We also spoke to Roy and Laura Ann Spencer, co-founders of Perma-Seal Basement Systems, for perspective on how real-world companies operate. Do they want employee robots like “Innie” Mark and Helly from Severance? Watch to hear their answers.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 What is Severance REALLY about?
1:22 More about Lumon Industries
2:11 Mark and Helly Explained
4:06 Fahrenheit 451
6:45 Erasing Individuality/Brave New World
7:46 Destroying the Past/1984
10:12 The Removal of Emotion
12:01 What Real-world Companies Want
13:35 Lumon Industries and Indentured Servitude
15:51 Real-world Working Conditions
17:29 The Reality of Capitalism

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