# Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a critical read on what is wrong with modern capitalism and why it feels impossible to imagine alternatives.

## Why people recommend it

- Recommended by several readers (3 comments): "A good read is Mark Fisher's book Capitalist Realism" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48706227)) "I can recommend Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45888585)) "You might like Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47833515))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes](https://hackerapproved.com/p/leviathan.md): 11 recommend
- [The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli](https://hackerapproved.com/p/prince.md): 5 recommend
- [The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay](https://hackerapproved.com/p/federalist-papers.md): 4 recommend
- [Politics by Aristotle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/politics.md): 3 recommend
- [The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels](https://hackerapproved.com/p/communist-manifesto.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1803414308?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781803414300) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher", https://hackerapproved.com/p/capitalist-realism/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).