nice edit ++

Tldr; Pessimism itself fails and is left to reconcile itself with the struggle at hand

@IhaveMetTed

Ай бұрын

Why be a pessimist? How about indifference?

Life is what it is. I accept it. Not interested in changing. Not optimistic or pessimistic

@yuriarin3237

11 күн бұрын

you live in history, from hunter-gatherers to now is a result of people changing things

The world is always coming to an end, it's always just starting, and it's always keeping on. That's what makes it a world.

@knugenjesus2484

4 ай бұрын

This time is qualitatively different. Capital is now destroying the basis for human life on the planet. Although "the world" might keep going, it will do so in a way hostile to humans, and in a way that means the death of millions of people now living and unborn. Its easy to say "this is just another crisis", but 1) its not, as it is destabilising the climate that birthed all human civilisation and 2) its up to us to try and make the "keeping on of the world" as well functioning as possible - optimism in practice.

@antoinem3659

4 ай бұрын

bullshit relativism, a wordplay is not an argument

@Justlooking94

2 ай бұрын

The project of civilisation is coming to an end. This much is true and we should accept the failure

@IhaveMetTed

Ай бұрын

Civilisation is ending. This isn't a physics class

well Slavoj, we had an opportunity to respond to an 'emergency state' already with COViD, and how did that go?

@OsirusHandle

3 ай бұрын

frankly we got very lucky with omicron being almost a viral vaccine. but still, it brought up questions we have yet to answer, so not totally uneventful

Link to the full conversation? Merci!

@fiveoh3814

6 ай бұрын

just type "novara media zizek" you'll the get the full interv

@ResistanceDarkness11

6 ай бұрын

I believe it is from his interview with NovaraMedia, the title should be something like "Downstream: Fascism is everywhere with Slavoj Zizek", tell me if you find it

@edjitprop

5 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJOMqtiId7rRc7w.html&ab_channel=NovaraMedia

Yes .. we should prepare for emergency state... When we can see not under ours noise but up.... (How long are our noise??)there stop and start.. stupidity...

2:10 Except they're already doing it now. All it takes is just one click to see good and rational people being absorbed in Tate/redpill content, spiritual conspiracies, and all sorts of "solutions" per se.

I don't like those cuts.

He is right - as the climate situation progresses emergency states (non social/liberal democracies) will most likely arise, and I would much rather have the Reds be in charge of them than the fascists.

@CC3GROUNDZERO

3 ай бұрын

France is right now entering an emergency state: slashing social policies while ramping up military spending. And they don't need the climate as an excuse. Russia is enough of an excuse for them, even though it's quite clear that Russia would never attack a fellow nuclear power. Emergency states are just part and parcel of the capitalist playbook. Shock Therapy by any other name.

How such an outstanding intelligence can muster such dogma at this time is really remarkable.

The world is not ending.

@env0x

5 ай бұрын

worlds are always ending, and always beginning.

@wickedarctiinae4132

5 ай бұрын

Elaborate your answer.

@knugenjesus2484

4 ай бұрын

The planet aint ending, but for many people their worlds will end, ie, they will die and suffer because of capital.

@Wiggy_knows_null

4 ай бұрын

it is tho

@aksent769

4 ай бұрын

no humanity is ending... world is gonna be just fine@@Wiggy_knows_null

Don't listen to Max Porkheimer and you should be alright. That's about it.

@PellikanShorts

6 ай бұрын

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