If you listen to nothing else, try around 20 mins to 24 mins.
He’s talking about how hyperindividualism leads to loneliness and lack of community, and how democracy failed the people, who’s ruling class were splintered and apathetic.
Highly recommend any and all Adam Curtis documentaries. If you like Errol Morris films, or collages of old vintage found footage of people and the way they lived in the past, please check him out.
His docs are available on most video sites, and BBC iplayer for all your Brits and those with VPN’s.
Century of Self, Hypernormalization, Power of Nightmares— are absolutely fantastic.
Leave any comments below and I will reply/respond/discuss/engage—
His body of work is like the radiohead album ‘ok computer,’ but in film.
Dystopian British technocracy, where everyone is kept clueless, fearful, and paranoid, where everybody knows something is very wrong, but they can’t express it or pin it down, much less discuss it. So they take drugs or drink to try to ease the pressures, which, after much abuse leads to an area of your brain responsible for dreaming shutting off— so you kind of dream while you’re awake. Your reasoning fails and you’re left highly emotional, crying in “the tube” on the way to your meaningless job that you “can’t quit.” Staring into your phone’s digital gulag pressing likes to get likes back because you need more dopamine.
I’m actually not sure what i’ve seen of and haven’t seen of his earlier stuff, His works all blend together in a way… and i’ve been watching his films and shows for almost 20 years, and he’s just so prolific, he releases several things annually.
I need to make a checklist, “gotta catch’em all.” Lol
Outside of big biz lobbyists, It’s That people can’t form effective groups or unions or hell, agree on very much at all. They show up, get bored and leave. Everything is pop culture now. Everything is a fad, that passes with time.
There is a very manipulative and dark side to the advertising industry, and mass media in general, it’s changed the way we think, our attention spans, etc.
It goes WAY beyond capitalism/communism, which is another bifurcated false paradigm— it’s all corporate fascism parading as two warring systems—like the Republicrats in the US—
Pepsi and Coke, different labels, tastes mildly different, some have brand loyalty, different slogans— both still poison.
Gerald Celente? The trend forecaster guy? I’ve known about him for at least 15 years… i like how he calls the elite “white shoe boys.”
Adam Curtis I wouldn’t describe as a “libtard.” He shits on all politicians and parties—-He thinks they are buffoons and psychopaths who have no idea how to lead or do anything actually meaningful. He argues it’s all grandstanding in politics and held together with a very thin string.
If you listen to nothing else, try around 20 mins to 24 mins.
He’s talking about how hyperindividualism leads to loneliness and lack of community, and how democracy failed the people, who’s ruling class were splintered and apathetic.
Highly recommend any and all Adam Curtis documentaries. If you like Errol Morris films, or collages of old vintage found footage of people and the way they lived in the past, please check him out.
His docs are available on most video sites, and BBC iplayer for all your Brits and those with VPN’s.
Century of Self, Hypernormalization, Power of Nightmares— are absolutely fantastic.
Leave any comments below and I will reply/respond/discuss/engage—
The Trap is amazing.
His body of work is like the radiohead album ‘ok computer,’ but in film.
Dystopian British technocracy, where everyone is kept clueless, fearful, and paranoid, where everybody knows something is very wrong, but they can’t express it or pin it down, much less discuss it. So they take drugs or drink to try to ease the pressures, which, after much abuse leads to an area of your brain responsible for dreaming shutting off— so you kind of dream while you’re awake. Your reasoning fails and you’re left highly emotional, crying in “the tube” on the way to your meaningless job that you “can’t quit.” Staring into your phone’s digital gulag pressing likes to get likes back because you need more dopamine.
I’m actually not sure what i’ve seen of and haven’t seen of his earlier stuff, His works all blend together in a way… and i’ve been watching his films and shows for almost 20 years, and he’s just so prolific, he releases several things annually.
I need to make a checklist, “gotta catch’em all.” Lol
Oh yeah i’ve seen this O dearism II, definitely deserves a rewatch in light of recent events! Thanks for the link.
Communism is literally destroying the world and his proposed solution is a war on individualism? Something is off here
No, no war on individualism.
Outside of big biz lobbyists, It’s That people can’t form effective groups or unions or hell, agree on very much at all. They show up, get bored and leave. Everything is pop culture now. Everything is a fad, that passes with time.
There is a very manipulative and dark side to the advertising industry, and mass media in general, it’s changed the way we think, our attention spans, etc.
It goes WAY beyond capitalism/communism, which is another bifurcated false paradigm— it’s all corporate fascism parading as two warring systems—like the Republicrats in the US—
Pepsi and Coke, different labels, tastes mildly different, some have brand loyalty, different slogans— both still poison.
the ussr isn't a "fallen empire". it was always the Russian federation. communists hijacked it from 1916 - 1991, unfortunately.
and it's going to happen in the united states. we are up next...
I didn’t say “Russian Federation.” I said USSR, (spelled CCCP in Rus.) the exact nation created 1916-1991 by those communists you speak of.
ahhh i see. ok. good catch! :)
The guys a libtard
try this guy
https://soundcloud.com/geraldcelente/celente-and-the-judge-for-january-25-2023
Gerald Celente? The trend forecaster guy? I’ve known about him for at least 15 years… i like how he calls the elite “white shoe boys.”
Adam Curtis I wouldn’t describe as a “libtard.” He shits on all politicians and parties—-He thinks they are buffoons and psychopaths who have no idea how to lead or do anything actually meaningful. He argues it’s all grandstanding in politics and held together with a very thin string.
Ok if it’s not your cup of tea, though.