padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
omg how are yall talking about zhao and failing to mention Black Athena
it is, even more than AIDS denialism, the zhao ur-text
it is, even more than AIDS denialism, the zhao ur-text
I feel this cannot possibly be true, but at the same time I feel like it absolutely must be trueHe hadn't read it. I recommended it to him.
there was also that time Scuba got reallllly mad @ dissensusThere was also the time that Marcello Carlin threatened to sue the entire forum for defamation of character, but I cannot remember why.
there was also that time Scuba got reallllly mad @ dissensus
it was of its timeThere used to be days when the politics forum was a total bloodbath. It was a pleasure to be a part of it.
probably, sounds rightzomby too right?
the rare but devastating Spinoza burnMarcello is functioning as a morbidly compelling example of how not to be a good Spinozist
zomby too right?
In 2005 Luke convinced a few people, but in particular Droid, that I was being paid to contribute to this forum by a neoconservative think tank called The Ravelstein Foundation.
who else remembers the time Nomad told us she was going to transcribe a Remarc tune to prove that jungle was overrated?Large chunks are Joe/Nomadology galloping up and down on their respective hobbyhorses (sinister power-blocs taking over the cultural sector / the merits of corporate effective altruism versus so-called revolutionary politics)
it was of its time
10 years ago (about when I showed up) was such a different time online, much more naive
the illusion that arguments on the internet somehow mattered was much stronger
albeit I think those kinds of open flame wars were less toxic - not than dissensus, but what the meta of internet discourse is now - at least they were up front and mostly sincere
who else remembers the time Nomad told us she was going to transcribe a Remarc tune to prove that jungle was overrated?