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A cultural detective's journey into philosophy, art, sociology, and psychology with Ryder Richards. (Formerly known as "The Will to DIY")
Camouflage is both a lie and truth, like the imitative arts.
The tactics of aesthetics: hiding, dissembling, and obfuscation are natural survival tactics amplified by the military and politics.
Benjamin Bratton discusses camouflage and the costume that allows you to perform your role. However, as imitative creatures, we mimetically signal affiliation for safety and survival, which can become parasitic, and create a space for predation.
We discuss the early French military camouflage, the WWII Ghost Army, and the current confusion politically around camouflage. We bring up Obama, Trump, AOC, and others to suss out models of disguise, dazzle, and dodge. We also get into Aristotle, Plato, Picasso, Baudrillard, Nietzsche, and of course Rene Girard's mimetic desire and scapegoating model.
let's THiNK about it
A cultural detective's journey into philosophy, art, sociology, and psychology with Ryder Richards. (Formerly known as "The Will to DIY")
