A tight, quick read about the digital panopticon we all find ourselves in. Some really interesting work about outrage culture featured as well
Feb 7, 2024
Related Recs
đ
I really enjoy Byung Chul-Han have recâd it somewhere on here before - I would start with The Burnout Society or Psychopolitics. He writes a lot about labor and mental health and data. some of the big ideas heâs proposed
- data and neoliberal economics/governments have transformed and expanded the effects and our understanding of capital and labor
- the fast paced, tech driven society we live in creates a landscape of psychiatric disorders. they arenât caused by a deficit in our bodies and minds but an excess of positivity. the demand to succeed and fight failure and work efficiently might be burning us out or making us sick
- we are becoming self exploiters and class struggle is beginning to include the struggle against oneself to achieve and reinvent oneself
Apr 8, 2024
What can I say about this that hasnât already been said?
Having grown up on Twitter and seeing first hand the rise of the right wing conspiracy theory movement, to the point the app became miserable and unusable, understanding the specifics of how this happened was fascinating and I couldnât put it down.
The chapters on Israel/Palestine and the history of the âJewish questionâ was really important to read and I havenât been able to stop discussing it with people at every opportunity. Naomiâs account of her time in Palestine, dealing with the IDF is really shocking if ultimately unsurprising.
I really feel like this is one of the most essential reads of the 21st century.
Sep 10, 2024
đ
Naomi Klein is smart AF and explains how our tech lords are tilting the world to fascism. A must read.
Feb 13, 2024
Top Recs from @willreschke
âď¸
Last Thursday, a meteor appeared in the night sky over Los Angeles. I stood in place for 30 seconds watching it blaze brilliant red and orange before fizzling out suddenly. The experience moved me immensely and filled me with a sense of hope that I hadnât felt in quite some time. I read later that it was a SpaceX satellite. I wish I hadnât.
Feb 25, 2024
đŚ
There's something about a wet and humid early morning that heals my soul. It's like a free sound bath. Especially if you are lucky and have a little bit of thunder alongside.
May 8, 2024
đ˛
Ran into my lynchian neighbor again this morning
Feb 4, 2024