Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

Guests: John Zigterman, co-host of Beep Beep Lettuce; Adam, co-host of Acid Horizon; Eliot Rosenstock, author of Zizek and The Clinic. Interesting topics: Sterner's influence on Marx, exploring autonomy and society's enclosure, the illusory nature of identity, the concept of transgression, freedom and unfreedom in power structures, individualism, capitalism, and revolutionary thought, revolution and insurrection, and the freedom of unfixed purpose.

Part 3 of a series of discussions with Taylor Adkins, @CNoumena, and @YAgamben on Jean Francois Lyotard's Libidinal Economy (1974). Lyotard referred to it as his evil book, and it was a major influence on Nick Land. In this episode, we cover the first half of chapter 3, The Desire named Marx (pgs. 95-122) from the Grant translation. Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-cnoumena-yagamben-wicked-lyotard-pt-1 Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-cnoumena-yagamben-wicked-lyotard-pt-2 Taylor's Links: https://soundcloud.com/user-659574533 https://soundcloud.com/theory-talk https://fractalontology.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/tadkins613 Cute Noumena: https://twitter.com/CNoumena https://linktr.ee/Cute_Noumena Yung Agamben: https://twitter.com/YAgamben Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/muhh Twitter: @unconscioushh Instagram: @unconscioushh Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/machinicunconscioushh

Taylor Adkins discusses Jean Francois Lyotard's Libidinal Economy (1974), delving into topics such as the great zero and its association with negativity and nihilism, the relationship between speeding up and intensities, exploring Lyotard's ideas of deterritorialization, the concept of the tensor, exploring consequences of intention in post-phonemic sign systems, counter-transference and the hysteric body, exploring Jordan Peterson's foot fetish explanation, simulation and schizophrenia, the concept of a stopgap and its relation to the Schizo, translation of 'force' and its influence on civilization, the relationship between a pimp and a prostitute, the status of the criminal, capitalism, prostitution, and desire, and complexity and context.

In this episode, Jack Collis, an expert in egoism and the Right To Be Greedy, discusses various intriguing topics. These include analyzing a publication critiquing anarchism, exploring the connection between greed and a communist society, discussing billionaires and the cult of individualism, and emphasizing the need to move past capitalism for true freedom. The hosts also delve into how property shapes one's sense of self, explore the concept of self-interest, and touch upon false consciousness.

Guest Jack Collis joins the podcast to discuss Egoist Communism and the convergence of anarchist and Marxist thought. They explore the influence of Hegel and the Young Hegelians, the relationship between power and belief, the motivations of Jeff Bezos, the interconnection of anti-natalism and capitalism, the concept of state capitalism, the narrow form of self-interest in capitalism, the impact of the printing press, and the complexities of property and power.

Taylor Adkins, a knowledgeable individual on Jean Francois Lyotard's Libidinal Economy (1974), discusses various topics including Leotard's 'Evil Book' and its connection to Anti-Oedipus, desire and representation, challenging Victorian hypocrisy, the signifiers of makeup and desire, the concept of the Bar in dis intensification, Nick Land's anthropocentric vision, Freud's topological interventions, Lyotard's views on language games and topology, double articulation and capitalism, introducing numina and idealism, the current state of theory, and interactions and coordination on social media.

This will be part 6 in a series of discussions on Felix Guattari's work. Taylor Adkins & DC (@4Q248) both return to discuss chapter 8 of Felix Guattari's The Machinic Unconscious: Essays in Schizoanalysis and the first half of Gilles Deleuze's Proust and Signs. Taylor actually translated this edition, so we are very lucky to have him share his insights. The discussion has a great dynamic, with DC on his way to becoming a psychoanalyst, and Alfonso Williams (@theoryanalysis) joining the Assemblage as well. The Machinic Unconscious: Essays in Schizoanalysis: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/machinic-unconscious Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-dc-4q248-super-guattario-bros-3-pt-1 Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-dc-4q248-super-guattario-bros-3-pt-2 Part 3: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-dc-4q248-super-guattario-bros-3-pt-3 Part 4: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-alfonso-williams-dc-4q248-super-guattario-bros-3-pt-4 Part 5 https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-alfonso-williams-dc-4q248-super-guattario-bros-3-pt-5 Alfonso's Links: https://twitter.com/theoryanalysis https://theoryandanalysis.wordpress.com/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=akdxRZ0AAAAJ&hl=en https://www.blakesdungeon.com/ DC's Links: https://psuedoanalysis.blogspot.com/ https://www.patreon.com/psuedoanalysis Taylor's Links: https://soundcloud.com/user-659574533 https://soundcloud.com/theory-talk https://fractalontology.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/tadkins613 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/muhh Twitter: @unconscioushh Instagram: @unconscioushh Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/machinicunconscioushh

Stephen Zepke, an independent researcher, discusses Felix Guattari's screenplay and the importance of art in politics. The conversation explores the film 'Videodrome', the critique of science fiction, the themes of the Dune series, and the connections between different works and concepts. They also discuss the emotional intensity of the film 'On Silver Globe' and explore the limitations of language. Overall, it's an engaging discussion on art, philosophy, and politics.

Kelton, co-host of the Psychic Dolphin Garage, joins the host to discuss left-wing politics in Texas, the perils of shitposting, predictions for the political landscape, disillusionment with politics, analyzing the future of the current president, living in a different world, family history in cattle ranching, regrets of not learning an instrument, and experiences with sports talk radio in Dallas.

The hosts explore concepts like negative theology and non-philosophy, discussing their relationship and ten possible matrices of one's essence. They delve into the concept of non-philosophy and its new approach to writing philosophy. They discuss pragmatics and its connection to language use, as well as the challenges of expressing complete thoughts within limited characters. They analyze the burden of the second generation of romantic poets and explore different waves of thought in philosophy. They dive into the LeConian real, the essence of 'the one', and discuss the concept of the Oraxiom.