I just posted this blog entry at Substack.
Hopefully it might stir up some discussions or interesting observations/insights, or criticism perhaps....
Anyway.
Deleuze defined the function of philosophy as that of creating concepts - concepts which, like Chinese ideograms, are uncannily concrete in their generality and reoccur and reveal themselves in the strangest of places and contexts, very often. Concepts of multiplicities, in other words. Or rhizomes.
Therefore, it is important that technology and technological designs be informed by philosophy and/or theory (philosophy, if we disregard Deleuze's modern reformulation of its role and purpose, is rather something of times bygone in how it implied ways of actually living its life, or philosophy embodied in the practice of everyday life - contrary to what we have today, which would more aptly be called "theory") and approached with a degree of caution as to how it might all end up or the possible wrong turns it could take, etc.
And the importance, weight and seriousness of these endeavors and undertakings appears to be largely unregistered by most, unfortunately. And I often wonder - will we miss these fleeting opportunities this time around, and have these rare chances appropriated and territorialized by the State and/or corporate interests in the service of their end goals.
On a personal note, I feel like also sharing that as of late, in the past 2-3 months in Cambodia (have been here for 7 months now and the things I've been through are just.... perhaps subject of a series of blog posts on its own, in its absurdities, uniquely fucked up things and events and people - including having quite by chance meeting the person who built Bitfinex's platform, who turned out a full-blown paranoid schizophrenic with affinity for meth, which, of course, only made everything progressively worse in terms of psychotic episodes.... - and all the accumulated trauma, pressure and stress I have soaked up myself...), I've never felt so hopelessly depressed in my life (and I do suffer from chronic depression, generally...)
Find it increasingly difficult to organize, mobilize, find reasons and meaning in doing anything at all, etc. Occasionally there would be some light at the end of the tunnel, but only temporary - and the more I realize the things I do, the more they weight down upon me in realizing the futility of it all and of what we're up against. That said, I'd also really appreciate any helping shoulder in any way - be that an advice, moral support, tap on the shoulder, generous tip or offer for work/service provision of whatever kind I might be in a position of providing (writing, code, Linux, bunch of drug-related gray area things....) It's really rather incredible that it has come to that - almost as if begging on a public Internet forum. On the more positive side, if I can make it to Vietnam, my life will immediately become a whole lot easier, with a job waiting that can start immediately (they never did go in lockdowns over there, while here, due to the levels of unabashed widespread corruption, coupled with the criminal incompetence of some, everybody has to suffer and foreigner have it worst....) - but gotta pull 1k USD for a 14 day quarantine, vaccine or not....
And really wonder by now, where to escape, what's a good acceptable, agreeable place to settle, or hide... What would be your choice in that regard?
Anyway, enough of my pathetic ramblings of an emotionally broken trainwreck - I probably sound like a little bitch right now.... But thanks for bearing with me, to those who have. And hope you enjoy the above linked Substack piece and share your thoughts on it.
