Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

Symbolic Exchange & Death - Seminar 3

Sep 14, 2021
In this podcast, Cooper and Taylor discuss various topics including the concept of code, fashion trends and modernity, the relationship between fashion and simulation, the evolution of broguing, selling concepts in businesses, Baudrillard's relationship with postmodernism, the flattening effect of modernity and NFTs, and a preview of the next episode on society against the state.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Exploring the Concept of Code and its Implications
02:39 • 18min
3
Modernity, Cycles of Production, and Fashion Trends
20:15 • 11min
4
Fashion and the De-Territorialization of Traditional Hierarchies
31:15 • 14min
5
The Relationship Between Fashion and Simulation
45:42 • 14min
6
The Evolution of Broguing: From Functionality to Status Symbol
59:53 • 2min
7
Selling Concepts: From Theranos to Uber
01:01:31 • 5min
8
Baudrillard's Relationship with Postmodernism
01:06:07 • 30min
9
The Flattening Effect of Modernity and the Abstraction of NFTs
01:35:51 • 5min
10
Wrapping up the Discussion and Previewing Next Week's Topic
01:40:22 • 2min