What is the main conflict in The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord?

The Society of the Spectacle is a philosophical text presented in nine chapters and 221short theses. Each thesis is brief—about a paragraph in length. The text presents an extensive reinterpretation of the philosophy of Marx, with particular focus on commodity fetishism and contemporary mass media. The work of Lukács is central to many theses, as is the philosophy of Hegel. In addition, the text expands Marx's notion of alienation well beyond labor. Debord directly addresses Soviet and American societies in the work.