I think I built a Liberal Arts college on the internet
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News and Updates
A collection of 22 issues
Signs of Life, May 2021: Truth is a Schelling Point
Hey folks! A few thoughts, links, and upcoming events for you. I’m glad I retired the weekly curatorial newsletter. Now when you receive one, you’ll know it’s because I actually have some stuff I want to share, not because I’m trying to hit a weekly quota.
How I made $3,300 on a short niche philosophy book
The Based Deleuze project is now officially complete, so it’s time to do some final accounting. Here I will review the financials, the labor/time costs, and the main lessons learned. Based Deleuze was conceived and executed as a hard test. In research design, a hard test is a
Review of Based Mansion LA: Observations, Finances, and Bibliography
On the weekend of February 28, I rented a mansion in Los Angeles for two nights and stayed there with about 15 people from the internet. I facilitated a mini-conference; everyone there presented some ideas. After that, we partied. In this post I'd like to share: a few lessons learned,
Quick note on a site change
For those of you who've subscribed to receive my blog posts via email, you'll notice my posts are now coming from a different email address. This is just a quick note to let you know, in case you're confused. Email replies still come directly to my inbox, so feel free.
Life update from the Sunshine State
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Tour stop in Raleigh, North Carolina this Thursday May 16
Currently in the mountains of western North Carolina, I’m looking to buy an old broken down house somewhere for like $50k but I need to test Wifi quality first... On Thursday we’ll be passing through Raleigh on a gracious invitation from @nicholatian and @resonanceknight. This will now be
What I'm reading: Ernst Jünger
I've been exploring the work of Ernst Jünger, which I've never really read until now. The most cursory searching confirms a high likelihood of this man entering the Other Life pantheon. Consider the following from Eumeswil: When society involves the anarch in a conflict which in which he does not
AcademiaLeaks, University of Chicago Edition
I was just sent this by an anonymous reader. It's not private but it's not in the news. The reader says "Haha imminent collapse. For real though, mostly suggestions for more committees..." They went on, "It all started when grad students voted to form a union in 2017. Admin didn’
Some news and updates resettling
I'm now back in the United States, for the foreseeable future. My last two weeks in the UK were possibly my favorite two weeks in my 5.5 years there. On February 28, we went up to London with only what we could carry, for me to give a talk
Modern Liberalism Is Not Peace, It's Pacification
Readers of my work over the past few years will know that I have long been interested in how natural human rebelliousness gets pacified (1, 2, 3). I recently had the pleasure of working on this question with a group of co-authors, from very different methodological backgrounds. The final result
Planning a tour, would you like me to visit you?
I have received just enough speaking invitations to announce that I'm pretty much embarking on a DIY book tour. Basically how punk bands do it: no agents, no rules, no frills. Would you like my wife and I to visit your town, for me to give a talk? For normal
Other Life News and Links (February 6, 2019)
Other Life started as a “side project,” but it seems now to have escaped its cage, destroying my normal life, and growing itself into the project, which is now my life itself (at least until I go broke and have to find a salary, or get a phone call from
WYRD PATCHWORKSHOP
I was recently approached by Diffractions Collective in Prague, who are working with a group called Sdbs, about hosting a discussion event on my livestream. The topic is patchwork. I don't know exactly what to expect, but naturally I said sure. They will be hosting a semi-public IRL event in