Sir Traline
@dial-hectic.bsky.social
Smoked salmon and cream cheese Hegel.
Legitimately thought this was about IBS.
March 19, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Legitimately thought this was about IBS.
2024 / book 10.
💙📚
The best novella about weird sex parties I’ve read all year.
💙📚
The best novella about weird sex parties I’ve read all year.
March 12, 2024 at 8:43 AM
2024 / book 10.
💙📚
The best novella about weird sex parties I’ve read all year.
💙📚
The best novella about weird sex parties I’ve read all year.
2024 / book 9.
💙📚
A fun little read about the stupidest and most insecure man on the planet.
💙📚
A fun little read about the stupidest and most insecure man on the planet.
March 12, 2024 at 8:40 AM
2024 / book 9.
💙📚
A fun little read about the stupidest and most insecure man on the planet.
💙📚
A fun little read about the stupidest and most insecure man on the planet.
2024 / book 8.
💙📚
Phew.
Did I understand all of it? Absolutely not.
Did it nonetheless change the structure of my thinking? I think so.
Having read books about it, previously, it was still remarkable to see the dialectic play out across examples. Especially about culture and individuality.
💙📚
Phew.
Did I understand all of it? Absolutely not.
Did it nonetheless change the structure of my thinking? I think so.
Having read books about it, previously, it was still remarkable to see the dialectic play out across examples. Especially about culture and individuality.
February 27, 2024 at 12:21 AM
2024 / book 8.
💙📚
Phew.
Did I understand all of it? Absolutely not.
Did it nonetheless change the structure of my thinking? I think so.
Having read books about it, previously, it was still remarkable to see the dialectic play out across examples. Especially about culture and individuality.
💙📚
Phew.
Did I understand all of it? Absolutely not.
Did it nonetheless change the structure of my thinking? I think so.
Having read books about it, previously, it was still remarkable to see the dialectic play out across examples. Especially about culture and individuality.
2024 / book 7.
💙📚
Didn’t learn a lot in terms of broad brush strokes, but only because its central ideas have become part of the analytical fabric.
The particular examples of writing by imperial “experts” were, at times, so on-the-nose as to seem like absurdist satire.
💙📚
Didn’t learn a lot in terms of broad brush strokes, but only because its central ideas have become part of the analytical fabric.
The particular examples of writing by imperial “experts” were, at times, so on-the-nose as to seem like absurdist satire.
February 26, 2024 at 4:14 AM
2024 / book 7.
💙📚
Didn’t learn a lot in terms of broad brush strokes, but only because its central ideas have become part of the analytical fabric.
The particular examples of writing by imperial “experts” were, at times, so on-the-nose as to seem like absurdist satire.
💙📚
Didn’t learn a lot in terms of broad brush strokes, but only because its central ideas have become part of the analytical fabric.
The particular examples of writing by imperial “experts” were, at times, so on-the-nose as to seem like absurdist satire.
“The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer
- Arthur Schopenhauer
February 22, 2024 at 12:18 AM
“The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer
- Arthur Schopenhauer
2024 / book 6.
A compelling and sometimes visceral collection of poems. The closing series is especially memorable for its depiction of grief.
A compelling and sometimes visceral collection of poems. The closing series is especially memorable for its depiction of grief.
February 7, 2024 at 9:30 AM
2024 / book 6.
A compelling and sometimes visceral collection of poems. The closing series is especially memorable for its depiction of grief.
A compelling and sometimes visceral collection of poems. The closing series is especially memorable for its depiction of grief.
2024 / book 5.
A quiet little novel with a poignant third act. Delicate.
A quiet little novel with a poignant third act. Delicate.
February 7, 2024 at 9:25 AM
2024 / book 5.
A quiet little novel with a poignant third act. Delicate.
A quiet little novel with a poignant third act. Delicate.
Big shout out to capitalism. Don’t know what we’d do without you.
February 7, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Big shout out to capitalism. Don’t know what we’d do without you.
Oooh, was it Branson?
February 7, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Oooh, was it Branson?
It’s really cool how capitalism avows the use of passive language to obfuscate real choices and imply that layoffs are mystical phenomena.
February 3, 2024 at 12:27 AM
It’s really cool how capitalism avows the use of passive language to obfuscate real choices and imply that layoffs are mystical phenomena.
“Trump will end democracy, you simply must vote blue”
“I am very good friends with Trump’s party”
“I am very good friends with Trump’s party”
February 2, 2024 at 3:00 AM
“Trump will end democracy, you simply must vote blue”
“I am very good friends with Trump’s party”
“I am very good friends with Trump’s party”
2024 / book 4.
A straightforward essay critiquing the orthodox view that work is in-itself a moral good.
A straightforward essay critiquing the orthodox view that work is in-itself a moral good.
January 22, 2024 at 8:41 AM
2024 / book 4.
A straightforward essay critiquing the orthodox view that work is in-itself a moral good.
A straightforward essay critiquing the orthodox view that work is in-itself a moral good.
2024 / book 3.
An enjoyable collection of essays that address issues around COVID, Assange, and identity with clarity and wit.
An enjoyable collection of essays that address issues around COVID, Assange, and identity with clarity and wit.
January 22, 2024 at 8:24 AM
2024 / book 3.
An enjoyable collection of essays that address issues around COVID, Assange, and identity with clarity and wit.
An enjoyable collection of essays that address issues around COVID, Assange, and identity with clarity and wit.
There is no alternative to capitalism. It is essential.
January 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM
There is no alternative to capitalism. It is essential.
The minorities just need mentorship! It’s not a structural issue! They’re just a widdle bit siwlly :-(
January 17, 2024 at 11:42 PM
The minorities just need mentorship! It’s not a structural issue! They’re just a widdle bit siwlly :-(
Inclusivity means sharing ownership of the organisation.
Everything else is marketing.
Everything else is marketing.
January 17, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Inclusivity means sharing ownership of the organisation.
Everything else is marketing.
Everything else is marketing.
Does the straw have a monocle? And a cravat?
January 17, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Does the straw have a monocle? And a cravat?
“We torched our own reputation by choosing profits over safety.
Quick! Leak that some components are FOREIGN and therefore SUSPICIOUS.
…..wink.”
Quick! Leak that some components are FOREIGN and therefore SUSPICIOUS.
…..wink.”
January 17, 2024 at 10:33 PM
“We torched our own reputation by choosing profits over safety.
Quick! Leak that some components are FOREIGN and therefore SUSPICIOUS.
…..wink.”
Quick! Leak that some components are FOREIGN and therefore SUSPICIOUS.
…..wink.”
2024 / book 2.
A hallucinatory and damp novella in which little happens except for sexual awakening and a progressive bodily decomposition.
Enjoyably bizarre. Less piss than expected.
A hallucinatory and damp novella in which little happens except for sexual awakening and a progressive bodily decomposition.
Enjoyably bizarre. Less piss than expected.
January 15, 2024 at 11:07 PM
2024 / book 2.
A hallucinatory and damp novella in which little happens except for sexual awakening and a progressive bodily decomposition.
Enjoyably bizarre. Less piss than expected.
A hallucinatory and damp novella in which little happens except for sexual awakening and a progressive bodily decomposition.
Enjoyably bizarre. Less piss than expected.
First read of the year. An easy 5* to yet another Todd McGowan book.
A breathtaking Hegelian reversal of how those on the left should view identity as a dead-end for emancipatory politics.
Instead, we must recognise the only true universal; that of a shared lack, and universal nonbelonging.
A breathtaking Hegelian reversal of how those on the left should view identity as a dead-end for emancipatory politics.
Instead, we must recognise the only true universal; that of a shared lack, and universal nonbelonging.
January 10, 2024 at 10:59 PM
First read of the year. An easy 5* to yet another Todd McGowan book.
A breathtaking Hegelian reversal of how those on the left should view identity as a dead-end for emancipatory politics.
Instead, we must recognise the only true universal; that of a shared lack, and universal nonbelonging.
A breathtaking Hegelian reversal of how those on the left should view identity as a dead-end for emancipatory politics.
Instead, we must recognise the only true universal; that of a shared lack, and universal nonbelonging.
I see your girl math and raise you some:
January 7, 2024 at 6:46 AM
I see your girl math and raise you some: