War. What is it good for? In the ACT realm, it is certainly good for teh lulz.
Even though this article is entirely serious, I would suggest that you will get the most enjoyment from it if you bear in mind the following: the entire ACT realm, just like this thing we call 'reality', seems to operate like one gigantic practical joke.
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Is it sometimes the case that ignorance really is bliss? What -- if anything -- separates the typical human being from a programmed robot? How can a person live a normal life after they have discovered certain esoteric information? Why might it be helpful to understand the (purported) difference between 'subjective' and 'objective' reality? And what is with the 9/11 references in the promotional trailer for this film?
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So far the feedback (both public and private) regarding my recent post 'Pay for Truth' - Revisited has been terrific.
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This latest news of censorship has me WORRIED SICK about society! I am worried and you should be worried! Tell your friends to worry, too!
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This is the Warmup thread for Member Skype Call #31, which is focused on The Thirteenth Floor (1999).
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It has been an incredible twelve months since I released Pay For Truth?
Now it is time to go back to the future...
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I know, I know, it sounds completely bonkers. But there are actually some people out there who genuinely believe that we live on a giant spinning ball! Wait, no, wrong conspiracy theory…
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Is jet fuel a hoax? Why do some YouTubers seem so sure that this is the case? When we first learn about a grand hoax, it can be a humbling experience. What are some of the most humbling hoaxes you have come to terms with? The boogeymen on the telescreen such as Bashar al-Assad: are these real people, or simply characters played by actors? And how on earth would we know?
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Is access to an infinite supply of information necessarily a good thing? How many of us can actually remember when we first connected to 'the internet'? Why would any person fear the permanent storage of 'personal data'? And what does any of this have to do with an obscure Argentinian fiction writer who died decades ago?
Joining me to discuss these questions and more was an eclectic panel of interlocutors, who each read Borges' seven-page short story The Library of Babel prior to the call :)
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Well isn't this a pleasant surprise?
Markus Allen remains one of the pioneers of media fakery discussion.
Several years ago, however, Markus suddenly stopped podcasting. That was it. He was out of the game.
Earlier today (Brisbane time) Markus happened to stop by johnlebon.com for a wide-ranging chat.
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