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-'''False consciousness''' or '''false needs''' is the [[Marxist]] [[thesis]] the [[Culture industry|Culture industries]] cultivate [[false need]]s; that is, needs created and satisfied by capitalism. True needs, in contrast, are [[freedom]], [[creativity]], or [[genuine]] [[happiness]]. [[Marcuse]] was the first to demarcate true needs from [[false need]]s.+'''False consciousness''' or '''false needs''' is the [[Marxist]] [[thesis]] the [[Culture industry|Culture industries]] cultivate [[false need]]s; that is, needs created and satisfied by capitalism. [[True]] needs, in contrast, are [[freedom]], [[creativity]], or [[genuine]] [[happiness]]. [[Marcuse]] was the first to demarcate true needs from [[false need]]s.
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False consciousness or false needs is the Marxist thesis the Culture industries cultivate false needs; that is, needs created and satisfied by capitalism. True needs, in contrast, are freedom, creativity, or genuine happiness. Marcuse was the first to demarcate true needs from false needs.

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