Zizek Microdose

[@anonymousbotch2301]

Interesting as usual. Re: What is philosophy? Zizek says: "I think that the task of philosophy today is not to provide answers, but to show how the way we perceive a problem can be itself part of a problem, mystifying it instead of enabling us to solve it. There are not only wrong answers; there are also wrong questions."

[@NathanDudani]

If this is a microdose, I want the overdose!

[@franciselrojo2922]

Matt is as bad with his "and so on and so forth" as Zizek is with his "and so on", but it's so much more endearing. I've almost listened to all of these free pill pods, and since I need content to consume while working, I'll be signing up to your Patreon tomorrow. Each of these conversations I couldn't possibly find to be more gripping. Graci.

[@liammorris9823]

Keep up the great work!

[@manuag3886]

Excellent episode

[@marcostorrestaboada5502]

great work

[@zedor1553]

Can you talk about Byung Chul Han?

[@viq777]

We plan to, very soon

[@zedor1553]

@@viq777 awesome!!!

[@christopherellis2663]

Žižek is a few months older than me. He is real, rather than ideal.

[@SingularMK]

Good vid

[@flynnjaman]

i’m thinking of ending things might be one of the most Lacanian films ever made

[@Garrett1240]

In what sense?

[@worldofsimulacra]

"He's what we want a Boomer to be." 💯 An X-er - you want Boomers to be X-ers. Zizek is just ahead of his time/the curve, that's all. I imagine growing up in SSR was a lot more like the 70's in America than the 50's. Temporalities, etc.

[@manuag3886]

This is not a fully fledged thought and im mostly writing this as a note for myself: zizeks critiques on fetishizing/becoming infatuated with the environment seem really pertinent to werner herzogs 2005 grizzly man film. This film exemplifies the issues that come with an untempered love for nature, and how an untempered love of nature can actually have the consequence of causing more harm.

[@vidividivicious]

Love this!

[@marscrasher]

while its important to not frame nature as a force of all good, it is undeniable that nature has built up many beautiful and harmonious structures with very fine and intricate detail. there is nothing wrong with seeing beauty in this and wanting to preserve it. that being said, it is undeniable that humanity is part of nature and that nature creates catastrophes for itself so man could be another one of these. but we also do have control (not individually but collectively) over how we create and manage this catastrophe of climate change. and if you believe we dont then lalala fate it was already written

[@TechMik3LP]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJacXnSIn7FgkKM maybe this description

[@zelenapilula4659]

Okay I understand this is out of the scope of Žižek but what happened to Anti-Oedipal concept (that Žižek mocks because he's a philosophical fuckboi) that desire isn't something we lack but somethng we're deprived of? Something we can't have just because the society prohibits it. (Think about turning off comments if you don't plan on engaging with the audience. We're such drags sometimes.)

[@yakuzzi35]

Me trying to Google some of the philosophical terms I hear: jewey sans

[@strom56]

Just commenting on the capitalocene (59:02) as opposed to the anthropocene. So if capitalism is something that humans do are we blaming global warming on humans or on what humans do? And if capitalism is something that humans do then haven't humans been doing capitalism for their entire existence in one way or another? We in 21st century call it capitalism but if capitalism is a social system eg: a group of lords and a group of peasants and their opposition then hasn't it always been like that? I am not a fan of capitalism but it just seems to be everywhere, whether the oppressors are a horde of raiders oppressing and capitalising on a defenceless tribe/village or someone like a Jeff Bezos hoarding capital by oppressing those generating it hasn't this sort of thing been happening throughout human history and pre history? I guess in short my question is, if we are naturally human then is capitalism what we naturally do? If I were to answer my own question I would say I sincerely hope not.

[@marscrasher]

a system of lords and peasants isnt capitalism. capitalism has not always existed in humanity, only with your extremely flexible definition

[@mjnoon3609]

Also the concept of private property only existed for 10 thousands years ago with the invitation of agricultural, most of the human history people shared resources.

[@christian2i]

You are thinking the exploitation Marx found to be constant thru the lense of historic materialism.

[@signalfraud6070]

will surely multiply your labor pain

[@marscrasher]

i find zizek and lacan so cynical. everything must be framed negatively. deleuze would never

[@wazzup4u]

Don’t fall for the anti intellectual ethos - a divisive device across all class & social groups & what’s with the “cancel culture” hype? Division between French comfort with playful language games (a Catholic? - joissance) vs Protestant utilitarian / functionalism that dominates Anglosphere thought! Youthful rebellion (cynicism) among young scholars, so prevalent generation after generation!