Comments on: Discussion with Thomas de Zengotita http://www.fastidium.com/2008/01/27/discussion-with-thomas-de-zengotita/ philosophy and popular culture - cultural criticism, movies, television, technology, science fiction, the media Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:09:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: douglas http://www.fastidium.com/2008/01/27/discussion-with-thomas-de-zengotita/#comment-67 douglas Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:47:02 +0000 http://www.fastidium.com/2008/01/27/discussion-with-thomas-de-zengotita/#comment-67 <p>In another interview, de Zengotita talks about the flattery inherit in most literature, television and other media. When Shakespeare wrote, he wasn't too concerned about the reader. Today, the reader is a major part of a writer's work. We have to be flattered and we expect to be.</p> In another interview, de Zengotita talks about the flattery inherit in most literature, television and other media. When Shakespeare wrote, he wasn’t too concerned about the reader. Today, the reader is a major part of a writer’s work. We have to be flattered and we expect to be.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.fastidium.com/2008/01/27/discussion-with-thomas-de-zengotita/#comment-59 Kyle Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:55:25 +0000 http://www.fastidium.com/2008/01/27/discussion-with-thomas-de-zengotita/#comment-59 <p>Perhaps the result of all of this is that we commodify everything, yet are completely unaware of ourselves? I see dozens of people who exemplify this in my own life.</p> <p>We are nothing more than consumers and manipulators... we are all individualized gods.</p> <p>Post-culturalism: fantastic description! Nothing is passed down anymore, everything is a consumer choice.</p> Perhaps the result of all of this is that we commodify everything, yet are completely unaware of ourselves? I see dozens of people who exemplify this in my own life.

We are nothing more than consumers and manipulators… we are all individualized gods.

Post-culturalism: fantastic description! Nothing is passed down anymore, everything is a consumer choice.

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