Jul 15Gothic HumanismSIDE A (Written by Jackie Roving) What is Gothic Humanism? The term Gothic can come to mean, in some interpretations, “not classical” in how it was in the 17th and 18th centuries and “mystery and horror” in other interpretations. It is what is seen as external to us, “OTHER,” that…Humanism10 min read
Jun 11A FEW THOUGHTS FOR PRIDEWill somebody think of the comedians? Stand-up comics that “bravely” and “heroically” come out onto a stage in front of thousands of paying customers to fight “wokeness” will always invoke a migraine or two, but it is important to listen carefully to what they have to say. …Queer7 min read
May 11Roe v. Wade v. CyborgAbortion is a matter of agency, choice, and social complexity. It expands one’s ability to choose how they want to participate in their own bodily autonomy and genetic succession on an individual level. When we take this to the intensity of anarcho-transhumanism, it then isn’t merely a matter of cis…Abortion3 min read
Mar 17Capitalism as cryostasis and the production of cryonicsWe are reaching absolute zero. Capitalism is a world-economy that favors a tight but self-liquidating network of oligarchic power centers ranging from oligarchies, micro-oligarchies (middlemen), oligopolies (limited/controlled competition), monopolies, and quasi-monopolies. …Capitalism10 min read
Feb 15An Anarchist Prometheanism against the GodsOUR ANARCHISM DOESN’T END If you’re reading this on the day it comes out, or years, possibly even centuries later, then know that the dreams of complete and endless liberation for all of life will live on from the past as they reach into the present and push on to…Anarchism17 min read
Dec 26, 2021MrBeast: A Veblenian Terror from the Fourth Circle of HellThe leisure class continues to innovate in its stagnation of industry. As part of their own industry of sabotage, the horrors of spectacle that conspicuous agents create to engage in a positive feedback loop of social capital are seemingly endless. This loop is as follows: The agent displays a form…Mrbeast10 min read
Sep 13, 2021Queering TreasuresSelf-identification is mutating and alongside these changes is its external influence on others. The guardians of mono-relations, these griffins of hegemonic treasures that keep conservatism alive. They know that these mutations threaten one of their most important and priceless possessions in the socio-monocultural garden. …Transgender4 min read
Aug 22, 2021P U R G ELet’s do something a bit different. Instead of analyzing real-world politics let’s look into the politics of fictional media. The fiction we will analyze is the “Purge” franchise. In particular, the political ideologies of two antagonistic forces in the series. …Film7 min read
Aug 22, 2021Queering JuxtapositionsThe “Surprise, They’re dating” meme takes an apparent dichotomy between two supposed opposites juxtapositioned against each other and says “Surprise! They’re dating!” The example above shows the original, in which one formally clothed girl is juxtapositioned as “more attractive” than the loosely dressed girl. …Meme2 min read
Jun 15, 2021Social Capitalism or: how reformism was rebranded as radicalismThe recent emergence of “socialism” in American electoral politics is actually social capitalism co-opting radical politics in order to capture those wanting change. The goal is to create a new-new deal that will placate the growing radicalism. Instead of actual socialism, it’s about Social Capitalism, which can be summarized as…Capitalism6 min read
