“Food is supposed to be affordable”: Ilana Glazer opens up about capitalism

Ilana Glazer, well known for her bold comedy and strong voice in activism, has now turned her focus to the day-by-day hardships lots of Americans deal with due to a hard capitalist system. In a raw and open video, Glazer spoke out about her own money struggles, sharing that one of the friends is fighting just to pay her rent and is at risk of losing her health insurance.

She noted that it’s not just her own stress, but a clear sign that the system is failing. For Glazer, the fact that rent is rising, health care is hard to get, and even simple food items are getting too pricey, shows how the safety nets paid for by taxpayers are wearing thin.

Ilana Glazer on how people are suffering from capitalism, not anxiety: 'Rent is not supposed to be skyrocketing. Food is supposed to be affordable… I love a conversation about mental health, but we have to be able to unpack the systems that are leading to what feels like fucking insanity.'
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In her words:

"I was talking to a friend the other day who’s in TV and film and she’s writer and performer and she’s having like major trouble finding work right now…. I said how are you doing? She said ‘I'm struggling with intense anxiety. I’m struggling to make rent. I'm about to lose my health insurance.’ And this isn't really anxiety. Our government, with our tax dollars, is supposed to provide a safety net for health care, and rent is not supposed to be skyrocketing. Food is supposed to be affordable."

Ilana Glazer says the system is broken, not us

In her remarks, Ilana Glazer gave a new look to the notion of one's own worry. She said that what is often seen as one's own trouble is really a fair response to the truth of life in America today.

She pointed out that while talks on mental health are good, they can't just be by themselves, they need to look more into the social setups that cause this shared feeling of worry.

According to her, people should not think of these feelings as proof that they are broken or unstable. Instead, she argued, it’s the world around them and the broken systems that make this constant state of stress and chaos.

By moving the blame from one person to the whole system, Glazer asks people to see that they are not going mad, they’re just reacting, very sanely, to a world that often seems all wrong. In her words:

"…So she's not really experiencing anxiety. She's responding accurately to what it means to be alive in the United States today. You know, I love a conversation about mental health, but we have to be able to unpack the systems that are leading to what feels like f*cking insanity in order to make sure that we are not crazy. We are not crazy. The system is crazy."

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