Here’s an essay on the modern manipulation of time and its affects on regular people. It’s a bit grandiose sounding, but it was written for a literary magazine, so cut me some slack.
Yesterday I committed a great modern day sin; I forgot my watch. Not just any watch, this was my Casio “waveceptor”, a [...]
June 30, 2008
Categories: Class Theory, Culture, Economics, Everyday Life, Philosophy . Tags: Economics, management, Middle Class, Philosophy, Ruling Class, Time, Working Class . Author: Joe Hill's Ghost . Comments: Leave a Comment
Getting stuck at home for long periods of time is pretty enlightening. I guess having no money does that. Makes everything real clear. For awhile now I’ve fancied myself something of an absurdist. I savor in the idea that if the universe is absurd, that there is no real meaning, then we are [...]
June 25, 2008
Categories: Culture, Everyday Life, Philosophy . Tags: absurdism, anarchism, anxiety, boredom, depression, marxism, Philosophy, suburbia, teenagers . Author: Joe Hill's Ghost . Comments: 1 Comment
Well I just finished talking to a friend of mine and as usual he proclaimed his inherent rationality for knowing that “people are apathetic and stupid, and just follow whatever leader suits them.” Apparently I’m a naïve idealist for thinking that the revolution will ever happen and that collective struggle can change people’s lives. This [...]
June 22, 2008
Categories: Philosophy, The Rev . Tags: Camus, Organizing, Philosophy . Author: Joe Hill's Ghost . Comments: Leave a Comment