The Big Hello Thread

[Clinamenic]

Who am I kidding, its imperialism.

 

[Clinamenic]

Oedipal imperialism, overthrowing the father.

 

[luka]

Oedipal imperialism, overthrowing the father.

castrating saturn

 

[Clinamenic]

castrating saturn

 

[toko]

Perhaps what matters most is whether you side with the British incumbents or the American challengers. There is a revolution underway.

I'm American but I am applying to some UK schools (just Oxford atm). Born and raised in the heart of silicon valley

 

[luka]

dont listen to Stan there is no war, no sides, no leaders, no factions, there is only The Conversation.

 

[craner]

There is definitely a war, a very brutal and pitiless one from which only one side will emerge alive

 

[linebaugh]

its wild that people used to talk like they did on here in 2004

 

[linebaugh]

transport them to today and theyd be using uwu

 

[linebaugh]

being 'silly' could be a thread topic

 

[craner]

Yes well we were young and naive and gauche and often stupid, but don't forget we created this place

 

[linebaugh]

I havent noticed any of that talk from you in the old threads tbf

 

[linebaugh]

tonally luka is also the same

in the evening i work as a carpark attendent at a dogtrack and during the day i sit round waiting to die, drinking tea and smoking. i think this is a good lifestyle choice.

 

[linebaugh]

seems anyone liable to say something like edge/uh/muh/cation didnt make it

 

[linebaugh]

I wonder how much of that is a generational difference and just be the new youth molding to the current site culture

 

[snav]

@snav is another suspended recruit but he hasnt really made his presence known yet

I hate doing intros but yknow what why not. Spendy dragged me here, kicking and screaming, after we spent years arguing past each other on Reddit about "What Is Authenticity Really?" and "Utilitarianism: Good Or Dumb?" I live in Brooklyn, I work in crypto, I have an audiophilia problem, and I read philosophy books for fun, blah blah.

I did immediately like this place, though, because I was the only junglist / happy hardcore raver at my high school in scenic, suburban Albany, New York, which didn't mean I wore a hoodie and baseball cap, but I did spend a lot of time blowing my hearing out to Moving Shadow records, and producing bad breakbeat tunes as a 16 year old. I also spent a lot of time "cratedigging", which meant going to the one record store in town and buying all the $3 house records.

Then I got to college and got into other music, more sophisticated stuff like... country? Benny Goodman? Ok whatever. After college I moved to Brooklyn, had a major depressive episode, and started reading psychoanalytic theory, with the intent of figuring out "What Actually Was Lacan Talking About?" (it's been 4 years now and I still couldn't tell you), but that means I'm sympathetic toward Zizek, so of course k-punk appeared on my radar.

Don't wanna go on too long but that should give you enough overview to know where I'm at and how to piss me off.

 

[luka]

dont bother with the 'sophsiticated' stuff sat nav just stick with the jungle

 

[snav]

problem is, jungle doesn't sound as amazing on my $1500 headphones as Steely Dan... i'm done for

 

[luka]

chuck away the headphones then. i played terminator 2 to my 5 month old neice yesterday.

 

[snav]

that's like asking me to chuck my baby away... but hey i can still listen to Inner City Life in my car, driving around Brooklyn