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Immediacy, or the style of too late capitalism

you know when you read good theory (or good anything really) and then you can‘t help but see further examples of whatever is being explored in the book IRL? This book is giving that to me. From Van Gogh immersive experience yoga to Uber eats, speed and immersion dominate so much of how things are delivered to us these days- whether that’s food or art. The intro is really compelling. How Kornbluh connects the dots between immediacy in the sense of NOW! as well as the more hidden meaning of the word as without mediation. I saw a meme recently that showed future generations watching react videos of react videos of react videos which certainly speaks to this mass cultural wasting of the practice of mediating. The mission this summer is mediation. come at me raw universe, I’m ready to think about ya and spit out feelings or something.

@bread

Apr 29, 2024

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Doppelganger by naomi klein

What can I say about this that hasn’t 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 couldn’t put it down. The chapters on Israel/Palestine and the history of the “Jewish question” was really important to read and I haven’t been able to stop discussing it with people at every opportunity. Naomi’s 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.

@whildeyscotch

Sep 10, 2024

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Rhetorical questions on materialism

I find often in media, specifically meta media, that we are told materialism (and its association to capitalism and greed) is a sickening disease. A disease that traps us to our boring, normal and sometimes if we are lucky enough, corporate lives. Lives without schizo episodes of terrorism, young boy play things, and massive bank heists. But I’m not so sure it IS a disease ...It can’t be a disease. Or maybe it's precisely that because our lives have been shortened by the disease, that I may expand my pathetic record collection into something bigger and continue making ‘investments’ on my epic, old school pokemon collection. “The things you own end up owning you"   -Tyler Durden. I fucking hope not, I’m this: |_| close to filling my new display case with action figures and I will not become batman's bitch. To see the opposite side of views we subscribe to, is not a difficult thing these days and yet my desire for materialism is supported by very fucking few (comedically, academically and socially). If weed and alcohol is supported and opposed, then why the fuck is no one arguing about my main poison materialism? A case for making your own homestead or even starting that epic #vanlife is so constantly supported and yet the lives we first world masses occupy is celebrated…when? Or maybe it’s truly as the pedos say? “The greatest wealth is to live content with little” -Plato. You’re right Mr Pedo, at least everyone believes that to be right, but in my first world society what most would consider “the greatest wealth” I’d consider “little”. Is it so much to ask for a massive one of a kind library in my house that's sitting on a few acres of fertile land? The kind of library that says, “My cock may be small, but my ego more than makes up for it!” -No, it isn’t so much to ask for, and if I could have it my way, it wouldn't be “so much” for anyone. (See! I'm a humanitarian!) I stumbled across this account on Instagram that seems to be going against the trends of #vanlife and homesteading with his reels depicting a ‘normal life’.The user romanticises the stability of a 9-5 office job (or rather the stability of HIS 9-5 office job.) that America seemed to adore so much, and kinda still does???  For a proud capitalist he makes me surprisingly sick to be honest. Preaching his trademarked phrase, “Normalise the Norm” along with well edited windows into his unsurprisingly grey life. When did the ‘norm’ become so fucking colourless? He isn’t nearly as exciting as or even palatable as a Japanese guy travelling around and living out out of his Kei truck or a big bearded man and his funny dog building a homestead. I must say though. It is nice to see someone defend our collective desire to hold onto our stones…Like an otter! And don’t worry (My teachers always taught me not to begin a sentence with “And”, but I’m a big boy now so you can go get fucked) - I do still romanticise the other side - The other political side if I may indulge even more actually.  The idea of shedding it all and running away, Hopping from person to person, bed to bed and adventure to adventure (STI to STI) is fucking fantastic! A dream perpetrated by my favourite explorer (Indiana Jones) and my favourite slave trader (Sir Francis Drake). Even now after discovering how accessible it is for me to have the comfy materialistic life, I find myself thinking about that badass ‘Heat’ quote: "Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds if you feel the heat around the corner.” - Not Al Pochino. Hmm, nah fuck all that. Materialistic people shouldn’t have to worry about “the heat around the corner” anyway.  I’m not sure I truly believe in materialism, only that I hope it’s not as bad as people say it is, because I have no intention of stopping.   – You, the reader, should tell me what you think (without forgetting that the title says my questions are rhetorical of course). -I won’t change my mind, but maybe I’ll discover someone as arrogant as me, and that would be cool.

@Grimeshaww

Jan 5, 2025

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trusting your intuition

You don’t need to suffer to prove that you’re a good person. You don’t have to stay with the job that makes you question yourself and you don’t have to keep dating that person you’re not quite clicking with. If something feels off then it probably is. I’m not advocating for immediately abandoning your responsibilities and throwing caution to the wind; but in our hearts we know when something is working and when it isn’t. That thing called intuition is your soul, and you can trust it.

@kkolbrich

Dec 31, 2024

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LOOKING THINGS UP

If you’re unsure what something means, like, learn! Aquire full context of what words mean, because then you can improve your vocabulary, and know more! Knowledge is power!!

@kkolbrich

Jun 18, 2025

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Learning which celebrities share the same big three as you

There’s just something really energizing knowing that me, Megan Fox, and the Late Elizabeth II share something moderately specific. 🌞Taurus 🌜Leo ✨Capricorn

@kkolbrich

Mar 4, 2025