tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887441505491694334.post656769514358430719..comments2023-04-06T12:29:59.627+01:00Comments on Shallow Rave: Joe Muggs - "DJ culture is hideous"Dalai Dahmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846698904232654897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887441505491694334.post-70600686181799967462012-05-21T20:54:18.752+01:002012-05-21T20:54:18.752+01:00(i know, technically apes)(i know, technically apes)Shallow Raverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646251063760418738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887441505491694334.post-2751816280828531722012-05-21T20:53:23.561+01:002012-05-21T20:53:23.561+01:00I suppose it is, but only in the sense that all pe...I suppose it is, but only in the sense that all performance can be considered art. I think he's proselytising, and trying to engender the same sense of wonder his 20 year old self felt when he first discovered the music and scene that blew his young mind.<br /><br />What he never addresses.... which nobody really does.... is that he was having unique experiences at an ag when a lot of people Shallow Raverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646251063760418738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887441505491694334.post-79831483093310599682012-05-05T13:15:28.549+01:002012-05-05T13:15:28.549+01:00So is this performance art?So is this performance art?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887441505491694334.post-24940926277569924992012-05-05T07:48:17.940+01:002012-05-05T07:48:17.940+01:00Kurzweil's downloaded consciousness sounds lik...Kurzweil's downloaded consciousness sounds like a gradual change, so maybe we won't even notice a shift, and we'll take our old drives with us, carrying an atavistic collection of imperatives with us?<br /><br />An obligatory link to Transcendent Man:<br /><br />http://youtu.be/SjhB6J23QjsDalai Dahmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846698904232654897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887441505491694334.post-78016016675540737142012-05-05T07:26:14.771+01:002012-05-05T07:26:14.771+01:00I think the term 'hedonistic imperative comes ...I think the term 'hedonistic imperative comes form Pearce's book/manifesto:<br /><br /><br />http://www.hedweb.com/hedab.htm<br /><br />I'm not sure how far transhumanism will act for the hedonistic imperative, largely because I don't think we can be all that sure how you define hedonism once you move beyond human. It's so very human to seek pleasure as it's own reward Dalai Dahmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846698904232654897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887441505491694334.post-41000252465848538002012-05-05T07:19:54.765+01:002012-05-05T07:19:54.765+01:00Man needs to drink less coffee.Man needs to drink less coffee.Dalai Dahmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846698904232654897noreply@blogger.com