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"If things are deprived of memory, they become information or commodities. They are pushed into a time-free, ahistorical place."

— Byung-Chul Han The Scent of Time (2009)

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Eros conquers depression. It delivers us from the inferno of the same to th atop, indeed the utopia, of the wholly other.

"If life can no longer be narrated, wisdom deteriorates, and its place is taken by problem-solving."

The Crisis of Narration (2023)

"An ethos of freedom stops power from solidifying into domination and makes sure it remains an open game."

What is Power? (2005)

"The 'intense life' advertised by the neoliberal regime is in truth simply a life of intense consumption."

The Disappearance of Rituals (2020)

"Sovereignty, the freedom unto death, is threatening to a society that is organized around work and production."

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