Thought as suchโฆ is an act of negation, of resistance to that which is forced upon it; this is what thought has inherited from its archetype, the relation between labor and material. Today, when ideologues tend more than ever to encourage thought to be positive, they cleverly note that positivity runs precisely counter to thought, and that it takes friendly persuasion by social authority to accustom thought to positivity.
Theodor AdornoThe positive element of kitsch lies in the fact that it sets free for a moment the glimmering realization that you have wasted your life.
Theodor Adorno