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Borzoi, McNabb, and Nike get into what to expect when you're expecting an age of diminishing expectations in their examination of Christopher Lasch's 1979 work the Culture of Narcissism
Roots of the Right: The Culture of Narcisissm Part One
Roots of the Right: The Culture of Narcisissm Part Two
Intro Song: Culture Terror
Outro Song: //LOAD_VR: nostalgia2_1986.exp
Thanks a lot for the great work nnguys, as always. For many years, I’ve been of the opinion that marketing is poison and should be made illegal. Watching what tv does to people’s minds is one of the most depressing spectacles in the modern age. I watched ALL of the tv until around the time I was in high school, and very little of it since then. When I see it now, I have a similar reaction to what Borzoi was describing about his wife’s reaction, mixed with the rage induced by knowing what we know about power. I’m sure… Read more »
Damn, this show was good!
Usually I need something to listen to before I sleep. (Yeah I know)
This resonated with me way too much and keept me up until 03:00 wanting more..
The thing about the Wii console, or a netbook, or a smartphone for that matter, isn’t just the generational difference in proficiency but that the younger and more socially malleable a person is the less the devise is a tool in the traditional sense and the more it becomes something that uses the user. A tool sits in a shed and waits to be useful. This seems to be part of a social form of expectation. Ellul sites the conjunction in time of five phenomena as paving the way for the technological mindset, social plasticity being one. I think this… Read more »
Gadabolig Gollabse XDDD
A new ‘tism
Just in time, TRS was getting too close to connecting with the white working class.
Get him alone in a bar, get him a couple of drinks in him, he will Lasch out!!!
Just when I thought there was no more gontent for today
Fantasy sports is like a derivatives market for gambling.
My go-to analogy for Das Gestell is a beautiful nude woman at the edge of your bed.
In the archaic mode of disclosure you observe her beauty, her curves, her seductive smile.
In the case of Enframing, it is like putting on x ray glasses and taking a DNA sample. You are able to see her organs and skeletal tissue and you are able to quantify the full potential use of her body.
It is a relationship of demand rather than seduction.
Can TRS please retire the word turgid
My 2nd, 3rd and 4th picks were done on the basis of the best white players available. I have the whitest team in my league. Im only playing because I’ve been in this league for 17 years and just wanna post spicy memes in the chat
Gib fashy Post-modernism daddy borzoi
Rock status: Ready
My skull won’t be able to contain my brain by the end of this episode.
Déclassé intellectual listening to big brained content at his heavy labour job to stave off boredom and resentment gang
Forgot all my takes listening to this during nightshift but the episode was good.
The big brain podcast is back
I’m going to wait until I I finish the book before I listen.
Subtle brag