/lit/ - Literature

>>12050177
just to follow up on this:
>the lack of distinction between sanity and mental illness
there are aspects beyond which schizophrenia is simply no longer useful, or constructive, as a philosophical enterprise. i will name two examples: drug addiction, and Alzheimer's disease. complete memory loss, or Becoming-Rage Zombie are aspects of Deleuzian thought that i personally think need to be clarified as well. while it is true in a metaphysical sense that repetition may itself be impossible, the question of a *general species-wide degradation into progressively more unstable and violent forms of life* is not a process i can sign off on.

it's one of the more pernicious aspects of continental philosophy, and i thought that the kinds of smear tactics the media was using on Trump in 2017-18 - "is he mentally ill?" - were absolutely scandalous. now, to listen to Sam Harris, you will probably wonder if in fact that is true. maybe he does have megalomaniac personality disorders.

but in *losing all distinction between that which can be considered sane and that which is not* is a frontier i don't see any point in exploring. schizophrenia is a powerfully illuminating philosophical concept, but Complete Mind Loss is not a good idea. we have become a hysterical, libidinal, rage-fueled, drug-addicted, intoxicated society. this fucks with people, and in large numbers, the Enfuckening is Great. my own feel on this is related to >>12045438 also: we cannot just go on happily multiplying ourselves forever. starting fights with antinatalism is not my bag, and i know all about the IQ shredders also.

"...*get a grip.*" Land said this, once. it bears repeating. and maybe in that lies the fundamental difference between /acc and Cosmotech. as in the Great Learning, the crucial hinge - the Investigation of Things - then turns things back the other way, the other direction, there is no reason why today we should feel the need to *explore insanity and horror any further.*

>The sea of bitterness knows no bounds; turn back, the shore is at hand.

you get the idea. Cosmotech: The Grippening. 'tis all.

>>12050286
one sec. i have to step out for a moment.