Josh Richardson
@schizosemia.bsky.social
skitsau'si:mje / skit-so-SEM-EE-uh / writing on madness, mental illness, & culture • registered psychotherapist • i also take photos of things on my head #selfportraitwithblank
Fascinating book. It is striking to see the complexity of chimp behaviour and relationships and reflect on our own. No wonder the book has been considered something of a touchstone. I’m now watching the film ‘The Family of Chimps’ based upon the group studied by De Waal.
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Fascinating book. It is striking to see the complexity of chimp behaviour and relationships and reflect on our own. No wonder the book has been considered something of a touchstone. I’m now watching the film ‘The Family of Chimps’ based upon the group studied by De Waal.
Would love for @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social to read and do an episode on this book, not *just* for its name, but its prescient diagnosis of the left.
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Would love for @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social to read and do an episode on this book, not *just* for its name, but its prescient diagnosis of the left.
Work music (Car Bomb, Meshuggah) meets home (Eliane Radigue, Glenn Gould). And yes, Natalie Portman.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Work music (Car Bomb, Meshuggah) meets home (Eliane Radigue, Glenn Gould). And yes, Natalie Portman.
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#carbomb #meshuggah #glenngould #elianeradigue #natalieportman
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#carbomb #meshuggah #glenngould #elianeradigue #natalieportman
Self-portrait with typewriter.
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#selfportraitwithblank #selfportraitwithblankhashtag #selfportrait #typewriter #playfair #deluxe #playfairdeluxe
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November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Self-portrait with typewriter.
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#selfportraitwithblank #selfportraitwithblankhashtag #selfportrait #typewriter #playfair #deluxe #playfairdeluxe
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“Florian had already dug himself into this world-explanation built upon misunderstandings, Florian, who understood nothing at all about how the vacuum is not identical with philosophical emptiness, who did not comprehend that the Nothing does not even exist[.]” - Herscht 07769, Krasznahorkai
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“Florian had already dug himself into this world-explanation built upon misunderstandings, Florian, who understood nothing at all about how the vacuum is not identical with philosophical emptiness, who did not comprehend that the Nothing does not even exist[.]” - Herscht 07769, Krasznahorkai
First philosophy book I ever owned - purchased at age 18. #worldphilosophyday #philosopphy
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
First philosophy book I ever owned - purchased at age 18. #worldphilosophyday #philosopphy
Not in its entirety, but here is a little clip.
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Not in its entirety, but here is a little clip.
Last night I played my first solo ambient show; slow guitar swells, layered, and counter-pointed over 40 minutes. Thanks to the very attentive audience, as well as the Rumpus Room, Andy Elliott, & Russ from Sour Car Records.
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#ambientmusic #ambientfieldwork #instambient #slowmusic
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November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Last night I played my first solo ambient show; slow guitar swells, layered, and counter-pointed over 40 minutes. Thanks to the very attentive audience, as well as the Rumpus Room, Andy Elliott, & Russ from Sour Car Records.
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#ambientmusic #ambientfieldwork #instambient #slowmusic
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#ambientmusic #ambientfieldwork #instambient #slowmusic
Self-portrait with plate.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Self-portrait with plate.
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The Madness of Reinhold Messner • The Dark Glow of the Mountains (1985) Directed by Werner Herzog
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#reinholdmessner #wernerherzog #madness #crazy #insane #darkglowofthemountains
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#reinholdmessner #wernerherzog #madness #crazy #insane #darkglowofthemountains
![Do you the fact that you do it
means you're a little insane? [speaking German]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:27eypdquotudqexmnl7e53s4/bafkreidn62k2jamhbum375qbm2556vvfespddeb6mpebout5ckk6fyz3qq@jpeg)
![[translator] In as much as
I say that all artists, all creative people are insane.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:27eypdquotudqexmnl7e53s4/bafkreiewwuzuihhoiyu2pmoo5f2edsm7emwzuucjfpd4njcdmanioddpbi@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Madness of Reinhold Messner • The Dark Glow of the Mountains (1985) Directed by Werner Herzog
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#reinholdmessner #wernerherzog #madness #crazy #insane #darkglowofthemountains
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Sasha Warren provided an excellent class analysis of mental health systems at the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches conference on Sunday, November 9th, leaving with a message of hope and questions regarding sources of solidarity.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Sasha Warren provided an excellent class analysis of mental health systems at the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches conference on Sunday, November 9th, leaving with a message of hope and questions regarding sources of solidarity.
Anti-fascists, Italy 1943; Private Donald Richardson, my grandfather, middle seated, front row.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Anti-fascists, Italy 1943; Private Donald Richardson, my grandfather, middle seated, front row.
“Whatever the level of competition among them, males count on each other against the outside. No male ever knows when he will need his greatest foe.” - Chimpanzee Politics, Frans de Waal
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“Whatever the level of competition among them, males count on each other against the outside. No male ever knows when he will need his greatest foe.” - Chimpanzee Politics, Frans de Waal
This is a fantastic book that anyone with an interest in the current political environment (which should be everyone) should read. Written by @mattpolprof.bsky.social who has many other excellent pieces of writing.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This is a fantastic book that anyone with an interest in the current political environment (which should be everyone) should read. Written by @mattpolprof.bsky.social who has many other excellent pieces of writing.
Psychiatrist Jonathan Metzl, author of Protest Psychosis: how schizophrenia became a black disease, speaking at the International Society of Psychological and Social approaches to Psychoses conference. #psychosis #madness #mentalillness #hearingvoices
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Psychiatrist Jonathan Metzl, author of Protest Psychosis: how schizophrenia became a black disease, speaking at the International Society of Psychological and Social approaches to Psychoses conference. #psychosis #madness #mentalillness #hearingvoices
Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann starting her talk with a slide of Joan of Arc at the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis.
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#tanyaluhrmann #tmluhrmann #isps #ispsus #psychosis #psychoses #hearingvoices #paracusia
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November 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann starting her talk with a slide of Joan of Arc at the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis.
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#tanyaluhrmann #tmluhrmann #isps #ispsus #psychosis #psychoses #hearingvoices #paracusia
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Revisiting this very interesting book.
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Revisiting this very interesting book.
An acute awareness built within me as I pressed play on my Apple Music download of Crass’ magisterial 1979 album Stations of the Crass, realizing that I am now fully integrated into the system.
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
An acute awareness built within me as I pressed play on my Apple Music download of Crass’ magisterial 1979 album Stations of the Crass, realizing that I am now fully integrated into the system.
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our local library has one of my favourite logos. A friend and librarian gifted me this vintage t-shirt displaying the design.
November 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Our local library has one of my favourite logos. A friend and librarian gifted me this vintage t-shirt displaying the design.
