this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2024
49 points (98.0% liked)

askchapo

22717 readers
1 users here now

Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.

Rules:

  1. Posts must ask a question.

  2. If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.

  3. Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.

  4. Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net
quartz242@hexbear.net
replaceable@hexbear.net
VILenin@hexbear.net
blashork@hexbear.net
EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net
SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net
ZoomeristLeninist@hexbear.net
InsidiousTrackers@hexbear.net
49
Where can I find vaguely mystical leftist essays like this? (anatomyof.ai)
submitted 1 year ago by thebartermyth@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

While this kind of thing isn't quite 'theory', it definitely has some elements of theory within it, but it also uses very grandiose writing and mythological references. This one seems to be created as a museum exhibit with some connection to Mozilla.

Is there a name for this type of essay or a way I could find more like it? This sort of thing is very fun to read even if it's not serious theory. The subject matter is more or less unimportant to me.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Have you read Cyclonopedia? It's like the theory fiction book, and is quite a ride. It's like someone put post-structuralism and Persian mythology into a blender.

A lot of the Warwick CCRU stuff reads the same way, including the worst of all Nick Land lol. Reza was loosely associated with them, but has gone his own way since.

Less theory fiction, but has a similar vibe to the essay you posted is Accelerando by Charles Stross.

[–] thebartermyth@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I haven't, but I've just added it to my list. It sounds good from the description. :)

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Ian Wright's essays can have a similar vibe too, and is explicitly about Marxism

https://ianwrightsite.wordpress.com/

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (6 replies)