29 votes

Opulence

19 comments

  1. [7]
    moocow1452
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    Re: The Actual Video. Lot to unpack here, in regards to class, the performative class of opulence, and the death of 80's commercialism through abandoned malls. Half expected her to segue into Dawn...

    Re: The Actual Video.

    Lot to unpack here, in regards to class, the performative class of opulence, and the death of 80's commercialism through abandoned malls. Half expected her to segue into Dawn of the Living Dead with her commentary on death of capitalism, but the decrepit mall might be a little creepier in context.

    9 votes
    1. [5]
      AnthonyB
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      I just finished it, and yeah, a lot to unpack. Maybe it's because it's 2 am, or maybe it's because I'm an idiot, but I wish I could play some of her videos, this one especially, at half speed....

      I just finished it, and yeah, a lot to unpack. Maybe it's because it's 2 am, or maybe it's because I'm an idiot, but I wish I could play some of her videos, this one especially, at half speed. Either that, or have a transcript to read after so I can think for a minute and process some of her points without constantly having to pause and mess with the timing of the humor and the general flow of the video.

      6 votes
      1. [2]
        Dovey
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        I turn on captions for her videos, but even then I have to pause pretty often. In fact, although I admire her work, I rarely get to the end of a video. It's just too dense for me. (Quite possibly...

        I turn on captions for her videos, but even then I have to pause pretty often. In fact, although I admire her work, I rarely get to the end of a video. It's just too dense for me. (Quite possibly I'm the dense one.)

        3 votes
        1. mrbig
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          My girlfriend cannot watch her videos because of how fast they are.

          My girlfriend cannot watch her videos because of how fast they are.

      2. [2]
        stephen
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        YouTube has a playback speed command shift + period for fast and shift + comma for slow.

        Maybe it's because it's 2 am, or maybe it's because I'm an idiot, but I wish I could play some of her videos, this one especially, at half speed

        YouTube has a playback speed command shift + period for fast and shift + comma for slow.

        2 votes
    2. stephen
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      Expect a spooky follow-up on zombie capitalism starring firms like Uber and Bird with tons of money but no profits!! WooOOooOoO!

      Half expected her to segue into Dawn of the Living Dead with her commentary on death of capitalism

      Expect a spooky follow-up on zombie capitalism starring firms like Uber and Bird with tons of money but no profits!! WooOOooOoO!

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    1. [2]
      Litmus2336
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      Nobody loves my boy Nietzsche :(. He's just misunderstood! He wouldn't like incels :(

      Nobody loves my boy Nietzsche :(. He's just misunderstood! He wouldn't like incels :(

      3 votes
      1. stephen
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        Not least of all by his sister!

        He's just misunderstood!

        Not least of all by his sister!

        1 vote
  3. jgb
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    This comment is far too superficial for Tildes... but I loved the Beowulf reference.
    • Exemplary

    This comment is far too superficial for Tildes... but I loved the Beowulf reference.

    2 votes
  4. [9]
    moocow1452
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    Might want to add Contrapoints videos to the list of recurring threads.

    Might want to add Contrapoints videos to the list of recurring threads.

    5 votes
    1. [2]
      Flashynuff
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      not exactly something we can schedule though, right?

      not exactly something we can schedule though, right?

      5 votes
      1. moocow1452
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        Was half being facetious, half suggesting that we could generate posts on an RSS feed.

        Was half being facetious, half suggesting that we could generate posts on an RSS feed.

        4 votes
    2. [5]
      unknown user
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      And PhilosophyTube. Maybe KnowingBetter as well.

      And PhilosophyTube. Maybe KnowingBetter as well.

      2 votes
      1. [4]
        AnthonyB
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        It would be great if each of them were active on this site. Maybe not now since the community is still quite small and being a semi-famous user might cause some weird imbalance, but I think this...

        It would be great if each of them were active on this site. Maybe not now since the community is still quite small and being a semi-famous user might cause some weird imbalance, but I think this site could be a good platform for them to share interesting topics that arent quite video worthy.

        4 votes
        1. [3]
          unknown user
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          The magic of the Internet: How do you know they aren't? How do I know you aren't actually Olly Thorn? How do you know I ain't :-) ? Besides, I'm pretty sure some of them are at least somewhat...

          The magic of the Internet: How do you know they aren't? How do I know you aren't actually Olly Thorn? How do you know I ain't :-) ?

          Besides, I'm pretty sure some of them are at least somewhat active on Reddit. Here is KnowingBetter's account.

          4 votes
          1. [2]
            AnthonyB
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            For starters, I can't imagine Olly Thorn using the word "ain't" but point taken :)

            For starters, I can't imagine Olly Thorn using the word "ain't" but point taken :)

            1 vote
            1. unknown user
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              Sorry for adamconovering, but ackchually…

              Sorry for adamconovering, but ackchually…

              2 votes
    3. stephen
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      Yes!!!! Natalie Wynn is by far my favorite culture commentator and would love to see more discussion of her work.

      Yes!!!! Natalie Wynn is by far my favorite culture commentator and would love to see more discussion of her work.

      1 vote