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This podcast delves into Zizek's Substack articles, exploring 'tech talk' on Elon Musk, Apple Vision, and microchimpanzees' suffering, a Zizekian theory of sexuality, and smoking as a surplus enjoyment. The hosts discuss movies, leftist thought, Neuralink implants, virtual reality's societal impact, and philosophical perspectives on sexuality and pleasure.
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- Consumer pleasures are now controlled by scientific knowledge, focusing on healthy forms of enjoyment like fat-free options and smoking warnings.
- Obsession with modes of harassment highlights a narcissistic subjectivity leading to increased regulations on excessive enjoyment.
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The Shift in Consumerism and Enjoyment Regulation
Consumer pleasures are now controlled by scientific knowledge, focusing on healthy and regulated forms of enjoyment like fat-free options, diet products, and smoking warnings. Pleasure is now tied to healthy or sanctioned behaviors, depriving enjoyment of excesses or disturbance.
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