Marxist Pessimism
Anthropocene. Plastic as fecal. Capitalism's soothsayers. Ocean death. Cancer Air. Methane acceleration. Earth is dying and nobody gives a shit. People maintain that climate change can be stopped. "It's getting better," they insist. "Soon we'll have electric cars, batteries that last for ages, clean wind power and biodegradable plastic!" Watch their enthusiasm. They really …
Acid Attacks. Misogyny. Ressentiment. Sadism. Capitalism. Modes of production. Human potential. Acid attacks are a premeditated form of torture. They are one of the worst things you can do to a person. The effects on the body are horrendous. Most victims survive to live a life of disfigurement and pain. The images available are graphic. …
Procrastination. Idealism. Nihilism. I recently listened to this talk on procrastination. The speaker, Tim Pychyl, has a book on the topic with pretty high reviews. Two things stood out to me. First, his point about death and bereavement. Second, procrastination as a habit of negative reinforcement. This helped me formulate some ideas I've had for …
I've enjoyed Bong Joon-Ho's work for awhile. The Host is one of my favorite sci-fi films and is an excellent monster-movie. I think director wise, his highest achievement was Memories of Murder. Snowpiercer was fun and gritty and had a politically intriguing end (seize the train or destroy it?). So I was excited to see 옥자. …
