tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post767621372900796553..comments2023-05-22T10:42:54.046-04:00Comments on 6th or 7th: Time fucking sucksEthanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498712279382078624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-54412817932465224982009-10-21T16:34:14.501-04:002009-10-21T16:34:14.501-04:00I thought of that expression while reflecting on y...I thought of that expression while reflecting on your post. It might even be serviceable! In any event, I've always thought relationships under capitalism lent themselves to a "matrix"-type metaphor, owing to the fact that their political significance is masked by the "ordinary routine" of everyday life. This was something Marx was particularly interested in exposing.<br /><br />For criticism, it's important to pursue whatever interests you most. In my case, I spent about 3 years reading the Financial Times daily before I thought to resume my blog in its current form. So, it's not like the shit just came naturally; if you study anything intensively for long enough you'll have something to say about it eventually!<br /><br /><br />The trick is to find something you enjoy enough that your inevitable short-term frustrations -- and they <i>are</i> inevitable -- won't overwhelm your inevitable long-term accomplishments. The frustrations <i>can be taken for granted</i>, but the accomplishments can't: you have to insist on them no matter what.JRBhttp://ladypoverty.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-55188941383016960302009-10-19T19:28:18.303-04:002009-10-19T19:28:18.303-04:00Hah, you think it's honest, but really it was ...Hah, you <i>think</i> it's honest, but really it was all lies! Hint: my last name is really Warbucks.<br /><br />For real, though. I like the phrase "matrix of the mundane"--is this something I should know (maybe a dead white man came up with it?) or did you just make it up?<br /><br />As for casting a critical eye on the media, absolutely--I just get so overwhelmed. Any time I try to write something like your media criticism posts, I get so tangled up that I don't even realize I'm succumbing to one form of brainwashing while combating another, and I end up making a string of updates, and it's just a big mess. So, good job, and keep it up, and all.Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498712279382078624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-81930431926170686882009-10-19T19:05:16.040-04:002009-10-19T19:05:16.040-04:00Well, that's nice of you to say -- and your ro...Well, that's nice of you to say -- and your roommate to tolerate! <br /><br />I liked your post because it was honest -- and it's also a subject that interests me! But few people write about the matrix of the mundane or how it envelops our lives. I enjoyed your take on it very much.<br /><br />Also, your most recent comment @ ladypoverty was priceless. I think the trick is to look at <i>all</i> media with a critical eye; then you can take some satisfaction out of even the very worst.<br /><br />Keep on keeping on!JRBhttp://ladypoverty.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-24317073325414416812009-10-18T14:12:59.335-04:002009-10-18T14:12:59.335-04:00Wait, really? Thanks!
Love your stuff, too. Prett...Wait, really? Thanks!<br /><br />Love your stuff, too. Pretty much every day I say "ladypoverty is so smart." Ask my roommate.Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498712279382078624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-37230056810926430482009-10-18T14:05:16.241-04:002009-10-18T14:05:16.241-04:00Great post, sir. Thanks!Great post, sir. Thanks!JRBhttp://ladypoverty.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com