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By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on September 6, 2020September 6, 2020

Prometheus the Fire-Bringer and Pandora the extraterrestrial sex doll

We don’t usually go out looking for myths: myth finds its way to manifest itself to us, an operating force that sheds light on the structure of the collective mind. … Continue reading Prometheus the Fire-Bringer and Pandora the extraterrestrial sex doll

Tags: AI, cybernetics, memetics, myth
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on August 22, 2020October 24, 2020

Bible study for NPCs: idols, ideology, and the violence within

The word “idea” has the Greek root εἴδω (“image”, “form”); a root it shares with other words, such us idol. An icon, from Greek εἰκών, is also an image, but … Continue reading Bible study for NPCs: idols, ideology, and the violence within

Tags: memetics, religion
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on August 16, 2020

Mediatic facts and controlled demolitions from across the Rubicon

Conflict is deeply ingrained in the human mind. Like a cloud of electrically charged particles, it remains potential and shapeless, in an ideal resting state. When it is given ideological … Continue reading Mediatic facts and controlled demolitions from across the Rubicon

Tags: china, coronavirus, futurism, geopolitics, memetics, russia, turkey
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on July 11, 2020January 12, 2021

Veblen, the leisure class, techno-conspirators and the leftovers

As an interpretation somewhat removed from mainstream Marxism, the natural synergies between Communism and Capitalism are a favorite topic of this blog. This trait was best recognized by no other … Continue reading Veblen, the leisure class, techno-conspirators and the leftovers

Tags: acceleration, bourgeois, china, geopolitics, memetics, russia, socialism
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on June 23, 2020July 26, 2020

Experiments in fiction and reality: Catalan Separatists and Reckless Meme Necromancers

The working definition of “meme” is somewhat dry, and less innovative than it might seem. Although the term was coined by Richard Dawkins, the notion that ideas are subject to … Continue reading Experiments in fiction and reality: Catalan Separatists and Reckless Meme Necromancers

Tags: memetics, spain, spycraft
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on June 13, 2020July 26, 2020

Contemplation and Weapons of Meme Destruction

The War in Afghanistan is the longest conflict the United States has ever been engaged in. Despite what the diminishing media attention it gets might lead to believe, it is … Continue reading Contemplation and Weapons of Meme Destruction

Tags: guerrilla, memetics
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on June 7, 2020July 26, 2020

The Fool archetype as an agent of evolution: an introduction to Internet meme ecology

In the last post we introduced the idea of conceptual and sensual memes. In general, sensual memes are more infectious than those based on concepts. This idea (this meme!) is … Continue reading The Fool archetype as an agent of evolution: an introduction to Internet meme ecology

Tags: acceleration, memetics
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on June 2, 2020July 26, 2020

Futurist rioting, conceptualism and sensuality

The Futurist Manifesto was first published in 1909. It was written by Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, a celebration of speed, youth, violence and technology. It was also a declaration … Continue reading Futurist rioting, conceptualism and sensuality

Tags: futurism, memetics, netwar
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on May 23, 2020July 26, 2020

From based to cringe: Tabarnia and badly waged memetic guerrilla

The Spanish War of Succession was a pan-European conflict ignited by the death of Charles II in 1700. Charles II was the last of the Spanish Habsburgs, a product of … Continue reading From based to cringe: Tabarnia and badly waged memetic guerrilla

Tags: guerrilla, memetics, netwar, piracy, rhizome, spain
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on May 18, 2020July 26, 2020

The deconstruction of conventional warfare and cultural banditry

The word guerrilla means “small war” in Spanish. It was first used with its current connotations in the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814). The conflict is called the Peninsular War … Continue reading The deconstruction of conventional warfare and cultural banditry

Tags: guerrilla, memetics, netwar, piracy, postmodernism, rhizome
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on May 15, 2020July 26, 2020

Parrhesia, subversion and piracy: the rise of the cyber-optimists

Parrhesia, from the Greek παρρησία, means literally “to say everything”, to “not hold anything back”. It is used to describe a manner of speaking frankly or boldly, to the point … Continue reading Parrhesia, subversion and piracy: the rise of the cyber-optimists

Tags: diogenes, memetics, parrhesia, piracy, socialism
By Cornelius Stahlblau Posted on May 11, 2020July 26, 2020

Geopolitical Change Denialism

As we’ve explained before, when a conflict arises, the possible positions to be taken in regards to it, its memetic frame, is previous to the choice of sides by the … Continue reading Geopolitical Change Denialism

Tags: accelerationism, china, communism, futurism, geopolitics, memetics

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