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"During the 1990s British philosopher Nick Land’s unique work, variously described as ‘rabid nihilism’, ‘mad black deleuzianism’ and ‘cybergothic’, developed perhaps the only rigorous and culturally-engaged escape route out of the malaise of ‘continental philosophy’—a route that was implacably blocked by the academy. However, Land’s work has continued to exert an influence, both through the British ‘speculative realist’ philosophers who studied with him, and through the many cultural producers—writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers—who have been invigorated by his uncompromising and abrasive philosophical vision."
Mar 25, 2025
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📜Firs tthing- walter Ben-ya-meen. If u bring him up in conversation and say ben ja min ur gonna look like an idiot apparently. But its funny bc its not like people say Valter Benyameen. They say walter. Go figure.
Anyways this text is So Great. im definitely late to the game to this contexts of frankfurt dialectics, post war philosophy manifestos, yada yada but this one is so powerful and formative esp if ur an artist or visual creator that is Woke. Its one of his more accessible writings, and he is also a very important person to kno if u r even remotely into literature/philosophie/art/design/criticism etc.
Benyameen talks about this loss/absence of human experience post war/industrual revolution whcih i think is rlly the root of all this floptok based retard gang xiaohongshu on the extreme side, but even at its most tame (yet this is more insidious/barbaric in the bad way as Benyameen puts it) all of these miu miu shoe unboxing, day in the life of a big city transplant, clean consumerism we are witness to online. It is rlly this central idea of experience that hit home for me, and the resulting idea of barbarism which fr opened my third eye and put words to the feelings of trying to contextualize our days of Today. Im also totally going to start using the word barbarian to describe creatives and intellectuals and world leaders haha. Be the Good Barbarian. dm me if u want my annotated copy i culd keep going but arent these meant to be kept short idk<3
Anyways this text is So Great. im definitely late to the game to this contexts of frankfurt dialectics, post war philosophy manifestos, yada yada but this one is so powerful and formative esp if ur an artist or visual creator that is Woke. Its one of his more accessible writings, and he is also a very important person to kno if u r even remotely into literature/philosophie/art/design/criticism etc.
Benyameen talks about this loss/absence of human experience post war/industrual revolution whcih i think is rlly the root of all this floptok based retard gang xiaohongshu on the extreme side, but even at its most tame (yet this is more insidious/barbaric in the bad way as Benyameen puts it) all of these miu miu shoe unboxing, day in the life of a big city transplant, clean consumerism we are witness to online. It is rlly this central idea of experience that hit home for me, and the resulting idea of barbarism which fr opened my third eye and put words to the feelings of trying to contextualize our days of Today. Im also totally going to start using the word barbarian to describe creatives and intellectuals and world leaders haha. Be the Good Barbarian. dm me if u want my annotated copy i culd keep going but arent these meant to be kept short idk<3
Jan 20, 2024
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I could read British nerds talking about electronic music – both about the music itself and the philosophy of it all – pretty much all day. Anyone got recs for more recent music scene culture, semi-reporting type books? Already read Heads by Jesse Jarnow and loved it. I have not ready any other books by Simon Reynolds. Thinking about diving into the history of the Midwest Rave scene next, something I know nothing about.
"Rave provokes the question: is it possible to base a culture around sensations rather than truths, fascination rather than meaning?"
"Where earlier style terrorist subcultures like mod and punk were exhibitionist, a kick-in-the-eye of straight society, rave is a form of collective disappearance, an investment in pleasure that shouldn’t be written off as mere retreatism or disengagement."
"Rave culture has no goal beyond its own propagation; it is about the celebration of celebration, about an intensity without pretext or context."
"Rave provokes the question: is it possible to base a culture around sensations rather than truths, fascination rather than meaning?"
"Where earlier style terrorist subcultures like mod and punk were exhibitionist, a kick-in-the-eye of straight society, rave is a form of collective disappearance, an investment in pleasure that shouldn’t be written off as mere retreatism or disengagement."
"Rave culture has no goal beyond its own propagation; it is about the celebration of celebration, about an intensity without pretext or context."
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⭐non fifction philosphy by jean baudrillard, i found it very comforting- like theres ppl more insane and observant out there. very great book abt capitalism
Feb 9, 2024
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for people interested in capitalism and its effects, psychoanalysis, economics, literature, and anthropology. read it. it will change your life.
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if you enjoy heartfelt, life-changing, engrossing, and beautiful novels, Proust is for you.
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engaging, almost evocative of Nabokov's novels. a man develops a fetish-like mania for fascism during 1930s Czechoslovakia.