Tag: economy
arts and artificial intelligence
Art is a subset of our culture, reacting to new technological innovations, ideas, and politico-historical moments. To decide to protect…
to de-frag the self is tyrannical
There exists within you an "economy of selves." However, let’s call it a community or a troupe, where each personality…
therapy vs fetish / unconscious vs conscious
The therapist helps you uncover your subconscious drives. The fetishist knows their drives and bypasses social normalization (productive socialization) to…
Desire as economic model
If desire produces more desire, then our desire is to chase desire itself. It’s all about the pursuit, with the…
Scarcity vs. solar economy
Our universe functions on a super-abundance of energy: the sun freely shares massive amounts of energy, yet we are concerned…
Channeling Excess
Society produces excess and then must channel it, either into conquest or religion, or conspicuous wealth. This frivolous expenditure, this…
Abundance of Life
Bataille discusses the excessiveness of the general (solar) economy in nature, yet we often apply a scarcity mindset: "I only…