Michel Houellebecq's Map and the Territory, part 1: Memeing big fat juicy asses into reality

Some good stuff coming up already in part 1 of The Map and The Territory:

• how our models of the world can change underlying physical reality
• is modern art a psyop?
• why plato would hate 'brand-name' tourism experience

benny's audio is completely cooked on this. I lost the files so I can't fix it sorry

CHAPTERS

• (00:00:00) playdough’s cave
• (00:04:01) is modern art a psyop
• (00:07:59) straussian readings of plato
• (00:12:21) map-territory distinction
• (00:16:21) jed is a true artist
• (00:25:00) raising children without the threat of physical violence
• (00:31:00) what blows jed’s skirt up?
• (00:40:40) woody allen goat
• (00:44:10) rotten tomatoes manufactures mediocrity
• (00:51:33) its good art brent!
• (00:53:20) when the map changes the underlying territory, part 1
• (00:58:05) wanky status signals can still mediate subjective experience
• (01:05:50) modern books are easier to read
• (01:11:42) when the map changes the underlying territory, part 2