I'm the bad guy! Come follow me, maybe you're just as bad!
Mar 2, 2022 β’ 19 tweets β’ 4 min read
I think I should clarify my position on the war, NATO and various justifications and talking points, lest everyone go on misinterpreting things.
I'm not American, I'm German. This war is in fact in my backyard and has shattered a longstanding calm rather abruptly.
You have to get into the mindset of this nation: the End of History wasn't just real, it was the culture around here.
A land war in Europe? For the older generations, this reminds of nuclear apocalypse. For the younger, it's an implosion of the safe world order they know.
Sep 11, 2021 β’ 34 tweets β’ 15 min read
What Matrix really is is one giant (iconically produced and high-octane) "pls notice me sempai" from the Wachovskis towards Baudrillard.
Which they failed at, because he watched it and told them they got it wrong, then rejected their job offer of being an advisor on the sequels.
Baudrillard championed (among other things) the idea of hyperreality and post-truth.
As it is, Matrix is basically a Cave Allegory: the idea is that you have to reject the fake, go outside and touch grass to be real.
B. suggested that that is actually impossible, nowadays.
