Yesterday, after many years, I finally drove to the village center of Roubion. Vilém Flusser lived here for many years. I often quoted his books in my seminars and used them as a basis for discussion. Especially his philosophy of photography. Flusser is a wild theorist. He wrote a lot about images, media, language, technology, signs, history... It seems to me that he repeatedly thought about how thinking works. How do words and images arise in our heads and how much does that have to do with...
What should I take with me to India? I want to live a different life, in a different society, with different ideas and goals. It's warm there, life will be simple. Besides the basics like a few pieces of clothing, I need my tech gadgets like a laptop, phone, and camera. And what else? A good flashlight, because the dirt roads there are not lit. And books... There will be a number of libraries there too. I haven't had any ‚fun‘ for a very long time...
For so many years I've thought about Marx. Who hasn't? The idea of an equal and solidaristic community, free from ideological superstructure, or irrational will-o'-the-wisps. A world that only knows matter, and sees in it a scientific, progressive movement. Its goal? A world in which humanity is perfect, i.e., harmonious, without envy and resentment, solidaristic and equal, without alienation and external determination, which alone enables the unfolding of the individual within a collective. This dream of a better...
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