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The War Machine Spins: Notes from the Edge of the Borderline Collapse
Reading the situation now, it seems pretty clear that the drug trade in Mexico has transformed into something far closer to a nationalized enterprise than anyone on either side of the border would ever dare admit. This is not some back-alley, dime-bag hustle – no, this is a full-scale industry, woven into the sinews of…
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Simulating Characters
The notion that we must forever tether ourselves to the simulation of characters to extract meaning from some grand, elusive cognitive theory reeks of primitive superstition, like insisting that geometry is nothing without the spectacle of a spinning cube on a flickering screen. It’s the same old song and dance—plugging in variables, winding up the…
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Rings of Power Review /S
The Rings of Power is an underwhelmed synergy of intellectual property and shovelware, redefining the landscape of transmedia storytelling. Amazon Studios has tried to execute a masterclass in brand optimization by leveraging the Tolkien legacy. The series demonstrates a remarkable commitment to inclusivity and diversity, painfully integrating them into a world previously characterized by its…
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Financialization: The Hair Metalization of Technology
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the tech industry underwent a significant transformation, driven primarily by the forces of financialization. This shift has led to the criticism that modern tech, much like hair metal in the 1980s, has become more about flashy appearances than substantive innovation. The comparison between tech and hair metal…
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Contrafacts #2
“Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources, to bury them in the deep recesses of your consciousness where the light of day can’t reach. It’s a clandestine operation, like a back-alley deal in the dead of night, where you swap out the obvious for the obscure, blending fragments of thought into a cocktail that…
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The Art-Tech Paradox
Ah, the chicken-and-egg dilemma—a perfect lens through which to examine the interplay between art and technology. This dialectical entanglement mirrors our deepest ontological quandaries. Here, we confront the paradoxical nature of their relationship: Does art drive technological progress, or does technology facilitate new artistic expressions? This scenario is not merely a question of linear causality…
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Gravity’s Rainbow
In the shadowed realms of thermodynamics, where entropy’s whispers echo and the laws of nature weave their intricate tapestries, we encounter a parade of concepts that dance on the edge of information asymmetry:
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Money Should Be Free
Imagine a world where money flows like words through the airwaves, a filthy river of greenbacks coursing through every gutter and alley, seeping into the cracks of society, soaking the earth, drowning the parasites and the predators alike. A glorious torrent, unfettered by the iron bars of bank vaults, slipping past the sticky fingers of…
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Jesus Figures and the Marriage of High Testosterone + Neurodivergent
The relentless search for contemporary “Jesus figures” to deliver us from the oppressive grip of “the man” reveals a profound discontent with the existing ideological structure, one that is emblematic of our late capitalist condition. This can be interpreted as the collective’s desperate attempt to fill the void of the objet petit a—the unattainable object…
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Enlightenment
Enlightenment? The moment that word escapes your lips, it’s already too late—hell, the process was doomed the second you started groping for it. Enlightenment isn’t some neat package you can just unwrap with the right amount of meditation or overpriced retreats. No, it’s a sucker’s game, a rigged hustle that’s been racketized beyond recognition. It’s…
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