Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 12 - Exiles
The structure of our contemporary societies promotes an increasingly powerful focus on isolated individuals as not just a model, but the model of a quality and ‘successful’ life. As isolated individua...
3 Helmi 45min
Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 10
Nietzsche attacks the central moral document of his time - The Sermon on the Mount! Nietzsche argues in favor of subtlety, nuance, and life-affirmation as opposed to clarity and moral judgement. This ...
30 Tammi 29min
Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide - Addendum - Davos Summit
Just to make it absolutely clear how pervasive and singular the logic of Late Capitalism is, I present a brief reflection on the current events surrounding Greenland, Davos and global financial market...
28 Tammi 29min
Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 11 - Contempt and Scarcity
The emotional sense of contempt for others and the concept of scarcity are relentlessly promoted and reinforced as a NECESSARY corollary to the Late Capitalist worldview. By holding both other people ...
26 Tammi 59min
Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 9
Nietzsche reiterates his elitist ideals and focuses on the challenges of communication across one’s cultural assumptions. He points out the difficulties of being both misunderstood and outside even of...
23 Tammi 29min
Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 10 - Four Autopsies
Here are four examples rising from the very personal and small - gift cards - to the national and international difficulties facing governments trying to deal with the rising costs of retirement. The ...
19 Tammi 48min
Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 8
Chapter II presents a different direction for Nietzsche to attack contemporary philosophical modes by emphasizing how the obsession with TRUTH has warped the outlook of most philosophers and led them ...
16 Tammi 34min
Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 9 - Governments (Part 2)
Along with the productivity myth, the GDP myth misleads our decision makers and obscures key aspects of our economic reality - there has actually been rather slow GDP growth for decades and much of wh...
12 Tammi 51min
