That Thiel doles out money to these dullards makes me second guess his influence. Of course he's a billionaire, a monster; he's much more powerful than any of us will ever be. Still, I doubt if he was as dangerous as people think he is, he'd be turning to a gaggle of Brooklyn based posters to cook up new ideological justifications for hi…
That Thiel doles out money to these dullards makes me second guess his influence. Of course he's a billionaire, a monster; he's much more powerful than any of us will ever be. Still, I doubt if he was as dangerous as people think he is, he'd be turning to a gaggle of Brooklyn based posters to cook up new ideological justifications for his many sins. If fascism comes to America, we'll watch on TV like we do everything else. There will still be MasterCard commercials, too, but they probably won't feature gay interracial couples anymore.
I believe it was John Dolan who said good art can be honest or something genuinely new. To be new is to transgress. If the last 50 years has taught us anything, cultural transgression of any kind is now impossible under capitalism. The last vestments of bourgeois propriety were ripped away a long time ago, all that is solid melts into air, blah blah blah. As far as I can tell, this scene is trying to do Cum Town, but smart somehow. Cum Town is funny because it's like listening to the dumb bullshit you and your friends say to each other on a porch somewhere (more likely, what you would say to your friends, if you had them, or did say to them, at one point, before everyone drifted away). That's not transgressive, it's just a friendship simulator. None of the leftist podcasts are transgressive, either. It's just that sometimes, they're funny.
Finally, when I was in my early twenties, I nursed vague dreams of moving to New York and becoming a writer of some kind. Instead, I had multiple psychotic breaks, and then I tried to kill myself. After a long time in the hospital, I moved in with my parents and worked food service jobs and in call centers. I worked really hard, got a grip on my mental health - I'm happy to say I live on my own and am in a stable relationship. Crumplar is a good, insightful writer. With that in mind, now that I know about this stuff, I can honestly say I wish my suicide attempt had been successful, or that, at the very least, I was still living with my parents, my mind so dulled by anti-psychotics that I was incapable of understanding any of it.
Hey congrats on getting it together personally and finding a stable relationship, that’s a big accomplishment. I suggest using the depressing nature of all sides depicted in this article to jettison any residual attachment to stuff like “moving to New York and becoming a writer” and further the process of finding meaning in what you are achieving day to day.
I moved to NYC because I hate cars, and in the process I destroyed my marriage, which was probably the best thing that ever happened to me. The destruction, that is. I'm sooooooo much happier of a person now.
I'm pretty sure this is just the Gen Z version of 00s MTV. None of us *liked* the cast of Jersey Shore, but that didn't keep people from tuning in anyway, right?
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(I actually didn't watch Jersey Shore myself because I don't watch TV, but my god people did not shut up about it, so it feels like I watched it even if I never did.)
Feel free to ignore these shallow, uncomprehending people who unfortunately can be dangerous bc money if it keeps you on the planet. We'll have plenty more red flags of where the culture is headed; you won't miss anything. I'm really glad you got through the psychosis + meds to a clear mind. I hope you can find rewarding work because you deserve it.
That Thiel doles out money to these dullards makes me second guess his influence. Of course he's a billionaire, a monster; he's much more powerful than any of us will ever be. Still, I doubt if he was as dangerous as people think he is, he'd be turning to a gaggle of Brooklyn based posters to cook up new ideological justifications for his many sins. If fascism comes to America, we'll watch on TV like we do everything else. There will still be MasterCard commercials, too, but they probably won't feature gay interracial couples anymore.
I believe it was John Dolan who said good art can be honest or something genuinely new. To be new is to transgress. If the last 50 years has taught us anything, cultural transgression of any kind is now impossible under capitalism. The last vestments of bourgeois propriety were ripped away a long time ago, all that is solid melts into air, blah blah blah. As far as I can tell, this scene is trying to do Cum Town, but smart somehow. Cum Town is funny because it's like listening to the dumb bullshit you and your friends say to each other on a porch somewhere (more likely, what you would say to your friends, if you had them, or did say to them, at one point, before everyone drifted away). That's not transgressive, it's just a friendship simulator. None of the leftist podcasts are transgressive, either. It's just that sometimes, they're funny.
Finally, when I was in my early twenties, I nursed vague dreams of moving to New York and becoming a writer of some kind. Instead, I had multiple psychotic breaks, and then I tried to kill myself. After a long time in the hospital, I moved in with my parents and worked food service jobs and in call centers. I worked really hard, got a grip on my mental health - I'm happy to say I live on my own and am in a stable relationship. Crumplar is a good, insightful writer. With that in mind, now that I know about this stuff, I can honestly say I wish my suicide attempt had been successful, or that, at the very least, I was still living with my parents, my mind so dulled by anti-psychotics that I was incapable of understanding any of it.
Hey congrats on getting it together personally and finding a stable relationship, that’s a big accomplishment. I suggest using the depressing nature of all sides depicted in this article to jettison any residual attachment to stuff like “moving to New York and becoming a writer” and further the process of finding meaning in what you are achieving day to day.
I moved to NYC because I hate cars, and in the process I destroyed my marriage, which was probably the best thing that ever happened to me. The destruction, that is. I'm sooooooo much happier of a person now.
I'm pretty sure this is just the Gen Z version of 00s MTV. None of us *liked* the cast of Jersey Shore, but that didn't keep people from tuning in anyway, right?
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
(I actually didn't watch Jersey Shore myself because I don't watch TV, but my god people did not shut up about it, so it feels like I watched it even if I never did.)
Feel free to ignore these shallow, uncomprehending people who unfortunately can be dangerous bc money if it keeps you on the planet. We'll have plenty more red flags of where the culture is headed; you won't miss anything. I'm really glad you got through the psychosis + meds to a clear mind. I hope you can find rewarding work because you deserve it.