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adorno is not just a philosopher against reification, against hypostasization. he has whole sections dedicated to the ways in which those who become so focused on reification err into the idealization of pure immediacy
the frustrating thing about it is that, like adorno says, literally everyone has been doing anti-reification for ages. it's not unique, it's not good enough. you're missing what is special to him because it's more comfortable to lean on familiar concepts and methods