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The GameStop stonk bubble has swallowed DogeCoin, Frankie Muniz Photo: KnowYourMeme / Frederick M. Brown (Getty) Noted nihilist philosopher Eugene Thacker, explaining the metaphorical nature of “mists” within horror, writes, “The mist in these types of stories is not only itself vaguely material and formless, but in many cases its origin and aims remain utterly unknown to the human beings that are its victims.” Advertisement So, instead of attempting break down all the strange facets of GameStopGate, let’s just simplify things by way of philosophic horror pessimism: A formless, vaguely material meme entity has descended upon Wall Street by way of the hell dimension, Reddit, and is currently devouring hedge fund managers for fun and profit. ....
Book World: Zestful reflections on the vanity of life Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Jan. 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail By Arthur Schopenhauer. Edited by Eugene Thacker Repeater Books. 313 pp. $14.95 - - - Really, I ve done my best to keep up my spirits during this past sorely trying year of pandemic and traumatizing politics. I ve weeded my books and sorted my papers, written about comic novels and escapist fiction in this weekly column, helped care for my wife who smashed up her ankle last fall, with attendant complications and surgeries. Above all, like most people, I ve done my best not to get sick and not to go crazy. But last week s violent assault on Congress was one straw too many. Suddenly, it seemed frighteningly easy to picture President Trump breaking into shrill German as he ranted to his worshipful followers about the need to show strength. ....