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[luke viia]

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

 

amidoinitrite

[Blir]

I forgot to mention it takes one to know one, also too many cooks spoil the broth. At the end of the day, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

[SR4]

a rolling stone gathers no sales due to douchey faux-journalist hierarchy.

[doorjamb]

 

 

 

 

now that God is dead people must self-defensively disregard reality's implications more opaquely and bluntly than ever before. swag.

 

i dunno if this is a joke or if I read it right but I found this sentence to be very illuminating.

No joke. The surge in inanity in popular culture/behavior over recent centuries is in large part the combined result of 1) a freer, better-provided-for populace and 2) a gradual recognition of the artificiality of notions of "universal absolutes" (e.g. Truth, Justice, Beauty, etc.). While notions of an absolute, objective reality are revealed to be lacking solid axiomatic & evidentiary foundations, the import of each individual's relative truth remains as irrelevant & uninformative as before. Reality, in the absolute sense to which the mind is prone to inferring, seems on the one hand highly unlikely and on the other definitively unknowable, unattainable for the individual. One is left in an uncomfortable void, an irksome ignorance.

The desire to escape this discomfort is the root of the success of religious doctrines, which assure the subscriber of some presently imperceptible sort of reality, even "realer" than this one, which they can expect to experience (granted he/she does X & Y & never, ever, ever does Z). But stronger than the desire to escape the awkward awareness of "meaninglessness" is the tendency toward skepticism, & religious scaffolding cannot stand the quaking of honest, skeptical curiosity.

The only avenue of escape from the void which remains is to embrace it. Nihilism and philosophies of inconsequentiality thrive. If all effort is futile, if all time is wasted, then all there is to do is to waste it in the most spectacular, entertaining, and deliberately pointless pursuits possible. New cultural narratives refer not to the individual's experience of reality, but to other artificial cultural fictions; as Baudrillard would put it, simulation breeds simulation, and reality is effectively smothered beneath artifice.

Thus the present cultural embrace of inanity and willful ignorance are defense mechanisms against the emerging awareness of the human experience's inherent emptiness. Rather than simply accept & adjust to the void, man kneels before it, idolizes it, & embraces it fanatically in order to achieve the impression that it embraces him back.

 

And that, children, is where Dolan came from.

[CharlesWatkins]

well said, however what you say leaves no hope for the human race. while what you say may be true of those who cannot think for themselves, i wouldnt go so far as saying that everyone embraces emptiness. the human race has gone through all sorts of strange cultural standards and behaviors that, at the time, would seem troubling to anyone looking at things from the outside (civil rights era, segregation, lynching), however that ultimately was not the direction all humans have taken.

 

i have faith that this is simply a passing phase, as the internet is still new for mainstream audiences, and in general, people do not understand how to really utilize it for their own good. it's similar to television, you can watch good shows or you can watch crap. you're always going to have idiots who eat everything that is thrown in their direction, but at the same time there are always others willing to challenge the norms.

[Glunk]

apathy is definitely on the rise. and that's all i care to say.

[Cryptowen]

apathy is definitely on the rise. and that's all i care to say.

i'm trying to make a good zardoz joke here but it just ain't happenin

[pcock]

one in the pink, two in the stink?

[Friendly Foil]

Life is like a box of chocolates.

[Guest]

well said, however what you say leaves no hope for the human race. while what you say may be true of those who cannot think for themselves, i wouldnt go so far as saying that everyone embraces emptiness.

 

yea but, every single creative act is an attempt at filling that void.

[SR4]

 

 

 

 

now that God is dead people must self-defensively disregard reality's implications more opaquely and bluntly than ever before. swag.

 

i dunno if this is a joke or if I read it right but I found this sentence to be very illuminating.

No joke. The surge in inanity in popular culture/behavior over recent centuries is in large part the combined result of 1) a freer, better-provided-for populace and 2) a gradual recognition of the artificiality of notions of "universal absolutes" (e.g. Truth, Justice, Beauty, etc.). While notions of an absolute, objective reality are revealed to be lacking solid axiomatic & evidentiary foundations, the import of each individual's relative truth remains as irrelevant & uninformative as before. Reality, in the absolute sense to which the mind is prone to inferring, seems on the one hand highly unlikely and on the other definitively unknowable, unattainable for the individual. One is left in an uncomfortable void, an irksome ignorance.

The desire to escape this discomfort is the root of the success of religious doctrines, which assure the subscriber of some presently imperceptible sort of reality, even "realer" than this one, which they can expect to experience (granted he/she does X & Y & never, ever, ever does Z). But stronger than the desire to escape the awkward awareness of "meaninglessness" is the tendency toward skepticism, & religious scaffolding cannot stand the quaking of honest, skeptical curiosity.

The only avenue of escape from the void which remains is to embrace it. Nihilism and philosophies of inconsequentiality thrive. If all effort is futile, if all time is wasted, then all there is to do is to waste it in the most spectacular, entertaining, and deliberately pointless pursuits possible. New cultural narratives refer not to the individual's experience of reality, but to other artificial cultural fictions; as Baudrillard would put it, simulation breeds simulation, and reality is effectively smothered beneath artifice.

Thus the present cultural embrace of inanity and willful ignorance are defense mechanisms against the emerging awareness of the human experience's inherent emptiness. Rather than simply accept & adjust to the void, man kneels before it, idolizes it, & embraces it fanatically in order to achieve the impression that it embraces him back.

 

And that, children, is where Dolan came from.

 

 

 

i like you

[goDel]

Yes.

Extra points for Baudrillard. Simulacra and Simulation is a pretty important piece, imo. And perhaps still ahead of its time after 30 years.

[gmanyo]

apathy is definitely on the rise. and that's all i care to say.

Apathy has been cool for a bit now. Misspelled status updates that are overly meaningless are alt lit. "Trolling" isn't "trolling", it's art. All cultures are mixed together in a melting pot of nonsense and insignificance. It's the remains of postmodernism telling us all cultures are correct, leading to none of them having any significance. It's all postmodern nihilist stuff, in aesthetic at least, not usually explicitly.

 

(video spoilered)

 

 

 

Considering my philosophy greatly differs from this, I'm not sure why I like this kind of art so much. I think it in some ways accurately defines the fallen state of humanity.

[Guest Adam]

Here's my humble opinion.

 

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One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt before. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, my train leaves at five." And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual.One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt before. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, my train leaves at five." And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed that.

 

A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions!A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I.

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[SR4]

that looks like it took a lot of effort for you.

[goDel]

A monolithic wall of text.

 

Is there a tldr version available?

[Friendly Foil]

lol

[Guest Adam]

No, I'm sorry, you have to read it all to understand it because I'm talking about complex issues which require a bit of context explanation.

[goDel]

Roots ex managed to put it all into a spreadsheet. You shouldn't underestimate the thought that want into finding out which categories to use and to prioritize them. The end result is pretty frank and oddly succinct.

 

Just saying.

[Leon Sumbitches]

@Adam: Finally, someone tells it like it is!

 

But with the internet, as with any large-scale communication, ultimately the closed-minded and uninformed people are the ones who make themselves the most vocal, because people who've accumulated a bit of wisdom and common sense are more likely to think before they speak and be willing to hold off on engaging in a conversation about a complex topic that requires a bit of prior research. This is why so many online conversations about politics devolve into a troll-fest, because it's easier for someone to bounce in and say 'OMG OBRAMA IS AN COMMUNIST!!11' than to take the time to research the area and recognise that many of these topics are highly complex and nuanced, with many shades of grey. On the internet, there's equal access for the person who's spent years working on a PhD on political economy, and the person who thinks Zionist conspiracies are totally fo' reals. Of course this access is a good thing, but it does mean that a great deal of internet culture is throwaway and ill-thought out.

 

tl;dr LOLOL 10,000 LIKES TO CURE CANCER!, etc

[Guest Adam]

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Allright goDel, I made this spreadshit to help people understand my post.

[goDel]

Lol

 

Thats pretty much god tier!

 

Edit2: and effective...im hungry now

[gaarg]

@Adam: Finally, someone tells it like it is!

 

But with the internet, as with any large-scale communication, ultimately the closed-minded and uninformed people are the ones who make themselves the most vocal, because people who've accumulated a bit of wisdom and common sense are more likely to think before they speak and be willing to hold off on engaging in a conversation about a complex topic that requires a bit of prior research. This is why so many online conversations about politics devolve into a troll-fest, because it's easier for someone to bounce in and say 'OMG OBRAMA IS AN COMMUNIST!!11' than to take the time to research the area and recognise that many of these topics are highly complex and nuanced, with many shades of grey. On the internet, there's equal access for the person who's spent years working on a PhD on political economy, and the person who thinks Zionist conspiracies are totally fo' reals. Of course this access is a good thing, but it does mean that a great deal of internet culture is throwaway and ill-thought out.

 

tl;dr LOLOL 10,000 LIKES TO CURE CANCER!, etc

Yup. I'm ashamed to say this, but I also rush any type before putting enough thought into it on way too many occasions.

[Leon Sumbitches]

 

@Adam: Finally, someone tells it like it is!

 

But with the internet, as with any large-scale communication, ultimately the closed-minded and uninformed people are the ones who make themselves the most vocal, because people who've accumulated a bit of wisdom and common sense are more likely to think before they speak and be willing to hold off on engaging in a conversation about a complex topic that requires a bit of prior research. This is why so many online conversations about politics devolve into a troll-fest, because it's easier for someone to bounce in and say 'OMG OBRAMA IS AN COMMUNIST!!11' than to take the time to research the area and recognise that many of these topics are highly complex and nuanced, with many shades of grey. On the internet, there's equal access for the person who's spent years working on a PhD on political economy, and the person who thinks Zionist conspiracies are totally fo' reals. Of course this access is a good thing, but it does mean that a great deal of internet culture is throwaway and ill-thought out.

 

tl;dr LOLOL 10,000 LIKES TO CURE CANCER!, etc

Yup. I'm ashamed to say this, but I also rush any type before putting enough thought into it on way too many occasions.

 

 

I think everyone does, but on the other hand not every post can be a masterpiece of poststructuralist empirical dialogue. Plus, it's an enormous pain in the arse to type a measured, considerate response, which is why the really in-depth debate goes on in books and academic journals and stuff. I'd say there is plenty of creative and original thought on the interwebz, but you have to be willing to seek it out. In the same way that you're unlikely to find any hardcore investigative journalism in, say, the Daily Mail, you're probably not going to find a mature debate on political shenanigans in the Youtube comments section. Maybe one day I'll find a gem of philosophical thought in the comments of a Taylor Swift video, but I doubt it.

[lumpenprol]

New cultural narratives refer not to the individual's experience of reality, but to other artificial cultural fictions; as Baudrillard would put it, simulation breeds simulation, and reality is effectively smothered beneath artifice.

Thus the present cultural embrace of inanity and willful ignorance are defense mechanisms against the emerging awareness of the human experience's inherent emptiness. Rather than simply accept & adjust to the void, man kneels before it, idolizes it, & embraces it fanatically in order to achieve the impression that it embraces him back.

I started reading about Baudrillard back when the matrix came out and while I've forgotten almost all of it I do remember the general idea of reality being papered over by false realities (a map that's the size of the world), but I found myself wondering, what is/was the Real, exactly? Obviously I'm an ignoramus who doesn't understand him but seems to me we are human organisms that evolved to fit a specific environmental conditions on a planet called Earth. So we call our earlier existence, where we were more tied to the cycles of life and death and ecosystems, "real", and the stuff we've added on top of that is somehow artifice, somehow false. But really there never was any real, on another planet with different starting conditions something else would be the norm. I'm sure I'm butchering his idea, and I think he wasn't really making a normative statement anyway (ie., this is good and this is bad), but still...

 

These days man gets all sorts of neuroses from changing his lifestyle away from nature, from destroying the environment and the food chain, but I can also imagine our technology getting sufficiently advanced that we are able to become perfectly at peace in a universe of our creation. Would we be stark raving mad? Not sure. I think we'll all adjust at some point.

 

But yes, none of this will change the fact that God doesn't pick up the phone and the universe will eventually collapse into an entropic graveyard which is pretty fucking sobering. That said, I happen to quite like the time period we're in, antibiotics still work (for now) and I'm able to communicate and waste time with people from all over the world. Yay.