tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770481061329310791.post5539882247199919923..comments2023-12-13T04:07:19.739-08:00Comments on Angel Economics: Review of 'Capitalist Realism' by Mark FisherTheMediumDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07409082183928292139noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770481061329310791.post-24099696079898906692022-06-16T00:50:20.264-07:002022-06-16T00:50:20.264-07:00je lisais ceci dolabuy ysl vérifiez ce lien ici ... je lisais ceci <a href="https://www.dolabuy.ru/fr/morsure-de-cheval-c-157_168_182/top-quality-gucci-horsebit-1955-mini-bleu-et-ivoire-625615-sac-gg-replcias-p-4647.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>dolabuy ysl</strong></a> vérifiez ce lien ici maintenant <a href="https://www.dolabuy.ru/fr/empreinte-de-monogramme-c-157_158_162/louis-vuitton-meilleure-qualit%C3%A9-r%C3%A9plique-madeleine-m45976-monogramme-empreinte-cuir-p-5108.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>Dolabuy Valentino</strong></a> lire ce qu'il a dit <a href="https://www.dolabuy.ru/fr/onthego-c-157_158_362/louis-vuitton-r%C3%A9pliques-en-gros-m44576s-onthego-sac-%C3%A0-main-p-4595.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>Dolabuy Dior</strong></a>pythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059843937027561160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770481061329310791.post-50832723648110902202010-09-24T08:20:45.157-07:002010-09-24T08:20:45.157-07:00Is this review for real? I mean, its not some send...Is this review for real? I mean, its not some send up of irrelevant, deliberately obscure, navel-gazing Marxism is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770481061329310791.post-25145739322712209562010-02-01T15:18:35.792-08:002010-02-01T15:18:35.792-08:00Thanks for that. As a follower of the Spengler/To...Thanks for that. As a follower of the Spengler/Toynbee school of history I obviously totally disagree with Kurzweil's entire worldview. Spengler would probably call him the "ultimate Faustian" i.e. the whole driving force of Western (Faustian) culture is to sustain the idea of extension into the infinite. This is why westerners (and those non-westerners who adopt their values) climb mountains, build skyscrapers, fly to the moon etc.<br /><br />I've not read Mr. Fisher's book (though I may do), but again I would probably disagree with one of it's basic premises i.e. that neoliberalism is one choice among several available to Western industrial civilisation. Spengler predicted the arrival of something very much like neoliberalism in "The Decline Of The West" - he saw the inevitable ballooning of insider-dominated financialisation as one of the key stages in a culture's endtime - very much the kind of process that accelerated the fall of Rome.<br /><br />As such, I view the current economic issues that beset us as harbouring something much more profound and frightening than the mere collapse of neoliberalism.<br /><br />Still, interesting to see what other people are thinking....Oswald Spenglernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770481061329310791.post-19065813614278223442010-01-29T21:17:46.747-08:002010-01-29T21:17:46.747-08:00Apologies. I assumed the graph would be familiar, ...Apologies. I assumed the graph would be familiar, so included it just as a 'reminder', and in fact more just as a pretty picture.<br /><br />The graph records 'key events' in history, i.e. such things as the change from single-celled organisms to the 'Cambrian explosion, or the development of language, and so on. (The graph amalgamates the 'major-event' selections of 15 different sources. There is inevitably some scattering, but overall, remarkable uniformity).<br /><br />Without getting into details, the key message of the graph is: the pace of these developments, the rate at which they are occurring, is accelerating. In fact, it is accelerating EXPONENTIALLY. So for example whereas, between the development of basic human settlements, and of, say, agriculture, x number of years passed; by contrast, between that and the next development, only HALF that time was required. <br /><br />(Both axes are logarithmic. If it were a normal graph, the line would begin almost flat on the left, curve gently for a while as it proceeded to the right, and then plunge precipitously. That graph is in fact around on the internet. It gives a good feel of the acceleration).<br /><br />The important thing is the implication. By today, 'major shifts' are occurring in a fantastically short period of time, i.e. well within the span of human lifetimes. Following the trend, Kurzweil's predictions are truly awesome. (I'm sure Wikipedia will enlighten).<br /> <br />Naturally, there is great controversy about almost every aspect of the theory. Personally, I accept the basic point (exponential acceleration), and, like many, am mesmerized by the implications. However, I think that Kurzweil himself has a very PARTICULAR interpretation of how the acceleration of fundamental parameters (processing power, communicative efficiency, or whatever) is going to translate/be embodied in individual technologies. I think his interpretation is dangerous insofar as it suggests there is only ONE option, i.e. one future incorporating these. (And I think that one, for various reasons, the picture he envisions is not desirable). Further, like all current American elites, he has a complacent attitude towards the market, and indeed the whole 'Singularity' movement is disturbingly associated, in various ways, with U.S. capitalism in general, and its military in particular. I will post on all this at some point.The Medium Dognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770481061329310791.post-46978660748877771872010-01-29T04:19:19.462-08:002010-01-29T04:19:19.462-08:00What on Earth is that Kurzweil graph attempting to...What on Earth is that Kurzweil graph attempting to say?Oswald Spenglernoreply@blogger.com