Rethinking

[vorozheya]

I've been reading Žižek lately - not terribly familiar with Lacan so a lot of what the man has to say goes over my head and I have to look up definitions and positions and such, but overall I like him, with one exception being his references to and utilization of classical music to explain a point. These references are sometimes muddled and - as

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"My Back Pages" Syndrome

[shady_lamarr]

Cynicism, I think, is just idealism seen through the opposite end, the same way straight edge kids become addicts, kneejerk liberals become radical neo-cons, and passionate lovers become brutal wifebeaters

Re: "My Back Pages" Syndrome

[shady_lamarr]

I meant decade and not decase, but now I fucking love that word "decase". I wonder if that mean's anything anywhere.

She says she's burning

[inimicalfool]

"... but it seemed too easy at first, and I knew that nothing worthwhile comes without at least some sort of obstacle or sacrifice.

That's a little mean, don't you think? Ben has been working really hard for this and I don't exactly think it's fallen into his lap or anything.

Re: "My Back Pages" Syndrome

[vorozheya]

but it seemed too easy at first, and I knew that nothing worthwhile comes without at least some sort of obstacle or sacrifice.

Yeah dude, clearly the last eight months or so have been a cakewalk for me and not a struggle at all.