Americans Are Being Watched (and its getting worse)
30min or less
How to Survive Being Terminally Online
gen z women are ditching church, men pretend to be shocked 😱
New York Times reports for the first time ever, more young men are religious (Christian) than young women
WESTERN RESPONSE TO ISRAELI TERRORISM IS DISTURBING
A Marxist Analysis of Shrek
0:00 - do you know the muffin man? 1:16 - brief introduction to marxism 1:47 - class distinctions in shrek 2:55 - shrek 5:51 - donkey 7:52 - lord farquaad 8:23 - the political economy 10:00 - lord farquaad as political agent 12:39 - shrek as revolutionary 14:40 - shrek vs lord farquaad 16:24 - fiona and postmodernism 17:47 - dragon 18:23 - how revolutionary was the revolution? 19:53 - yes, i know the muffin man
What Ticketmaster Doesn't Want You To Know: Concerts Were Cheap For Decades
A deep dive into the history of concerts over the last 70 years and how corporate greed turned one of the most populist forms of entertainment into a luxury good.
How Big Tech Steals Our Lives
Introduction - 0:00 Mapping Data Colonialism - 1:30 Data Colonialism's Civilising Mission - 10:26 Decolonising Data - 15:23
the coquettification of catholicism
0:00 - intro 3:01 - the pope's fashion 9:25 - aesthetics of the church 14:25 - heavenly bodies exhibit 18:35 - catholicism goes alternative 29:16 - is this okay?
Why The Two-State Solution Never Worked
McKinsey: The Group Secretly Running Every Company (And Government?)
Is "That Indian Song" Still A Banger Or A Stereotype?
How Declinism Fuels the American Empire
Cheyenne Lim (28:52).
Intro 0:00 Part 1: Is the U.S. actually declining? 3:29 Part 2: Declinism in Politics: What is it and How is it Used 15:28 Part 3: The Romanticization of Declinism as Part of the “American Identity” 20:59 Conclusion 25:36
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Dopamine Doesn't Work Like That [CC]
Let's Talk About Parasocial Relationships and Parasocial Communities
liy: deep voice and speaks slowly, defines what it is and includes signs that a parasocial relationship has gone too far(“I do think if you could shift that energy to somebody that you do know in real life, that could help you build a relationship with them… could you use that energy to send things to someone that might send you things back?”), parasocial concern vs hate disguised as concern, intense fandoms who can encourage your parasocial attention and discourage change or valid critique, how social media lowers barrier of entry and the dangers of everyone having a platform, weaponising parasocial relationships through scamming micro-fandoms
The True Horror Of Midsommar (Feat. Jack Saint)
liy: if you only watch one take on midsommar this is the one to watch!
Kenya: Gen Z Rising
In Kenya, a massive youth uprising threatens to topple a highly exploitative political ecosystem shaped by generations of colonialism
Basic Guide To The Personal Web
-- Chapters -- 0:00 - Introduction 6:21 - Websites 9:24 - Blogging 11:10 - RSS 16:21 - Tools/Communities 21:18 - Conclusion
THE SCAM OF ANTI-AGING
32:45 The allure of youth has naturally shifted from being about innocence to being about achievement.
- Time famine
- Growing old is not fun, elder community care
1980s FOOD HISTORY | I Love The 80s
Why your favorite authors hate this guy: the ethics of using AI for writing books
Comment from sasielb8922: They always talk about how the arts isn’t as important as other fields but if it isn’t as important why are they so INSISTENT on capitalizing off of it? Clearly all of these massively known companies and corporations see a big enough of profit potential to be bending over backwards and sideways like this
They always talk about how the arts isn’t as important as other fields but if it isn’t as important why are they so INSISTENT on capitalizing off of it? Clearly all of these massively known companies and corporations see a big enough of profit potential to be bending over backwards and sideways like this
Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous | Wealth Porn and You!
On Online Entitlement
CJ the X (27:12): unpacking my thoughts on online performance through the burning of an innocent sacrificial lamb
references C. Thi Nguyen, Trust and Sincerity in Art (2021) https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article/id/1139/
How To Start A Revolution
Andrewism (34:41) We need a social revolution to build a better future. But how is that process carried out? What tactics and strategies are needed to fundamentally transform the socioeconomic and political order? How do we combine a range of acts of confrontation, noncooperation, and prefiguration to reshape our world? Let's find out.
TIMESTAMPS
Introduction - 0:00 Affinity Groups - 4:22 Oppose (Confrontation) - 6:08 Oppose (Noncooperation) - 14:59 Propose (Prefiguration) - 19:45 Conclusion - 30:16 Outro - 33:54
Dimension 20 and Parasocial Relationships
Qualia Redux (33:34): This one is about the relationship between the performer and the audience and Dimension 20! I I'll especially be focusing on parasocial relationships. Join me as I geek out about Dimension 20, improv, and theater! I also fangirl Brennan Lee Mulligan. Just a tad.
How Social Media Changes Your Mind
Verity Ritchie and Ada Cernosa (33:37)
What Our Cities Are Missing
Andrew Sage (28:52): Let's unravel the defining characteristics of third places, tap into their historical significance and evolution, and explore how we can build and nurture the enduring allure of these social sanctuaries in the modern world.
Introduction - 0:00 What Are Third Places? - 1:57 The Benefits of Third Places - 7:02 The Historical Power of the Third Place - 8:34 What Happened To Third Places? - 9:52 Le Third Place - 13:33 A Few Teensy Critiques - 16:08 Radical, Revived Third Places - 24:20
Saurian Cinema: Gender & Jurassic Park
coldcrashpictures (30:46) Liy: Dinosaur films and gender need i say more
How is Sufism related to Islam?
Let's Talk Religion (22:12) Today we talk about an often asked question - what is the relationship between Sufism and Islam? Are they the same thing or is there some difference?
We Need A Library Economy
Andrew Sage (26:56): The library has been a long-standing institution in our society, but what if we applied its philosophy more broadly? Let's imagine what it would mean to realise the possibilities of this proto-socialist concept and reintroduce free access to the commons through a library economy.
Introduction - 0:00 Brief History of Libraries - 3:11 The Rise of the Internet (wow!) - 5:42 Foundational Concepts of a Library Economy - 6:58 Imagining a Library Economy - 16:05 Questions & Concerns of a Libray Economy - 18:11 Outro - 22:03
Can high-masking autistics have social deficits too?
Irene / Thought Spot (23:34)