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The world is f*cked but is there a cure? In my previous video I discussed how the system enforces a mental health degradation that serves to atomize our sense of self and collective bargaining power. In today’s episode I’ll be analyzing this further, as well as revisiting the thinkers I discussed in the last video, to see if there’s any solutions available. Is there any way out of this systematized oppression via capital? Or is the mental degradation a feature, not a bug, of late stage capitalism and Capitalist Realism. In this video, I’ll be further contextualizing the current state of the system by looking at Darren Allen and his notions on the myth of Mental health in the techno-industrial society, I’ll also be looking at the work of Oliver James and the Selfish capitalist and the work of Joe Henrich and how W.E.I.R.D societies of the Western world, skew the data for diagnosing Mental illness. I’ll then propose the antidote to this age of apathy, by revisiting: Mark Fisher and his notion of an austerity of capital, a subversion to reclaim the power of the individual from the jaws of capital. Hartmut Rosa and his work on resonance as an antidote to the dehumanizing mechanism of capital. I’ll also look at the ideas posited by Jonathan Crary, in his phenomenal work ‘24/7: Late Capitalism and the end of Sleep and how the reclaiming of rest can be used as an act of radicality. I’ll look at the way centralized power systems are structured in technofeudalism and how this, inadvertently, weakens the role of the techno-feudalist. Finally I’ll analyze the work of Byul Chung Han and how his notion of reclaiming the negative echoes the ideas put forth by Herbert Marcuse and the Great refusal which I’ll also be looking at in greater detail. And whilst the system and its injustices are never ending, I will end out the episode on a blueprint, on the power of radical, tragic optimism, as coined by Viktor Frankl and how we can and should collectivize to enforce a stronger bargaining position against those that will gladly shun us from the arc of progress and posit how we can enforce the change we want to see in the world, and how we build those very systems to save ourselves from the jaws of defeatism.visit haikoup.substack.com for show notes.

We’re all a little f*cked. The system has made us this way. It’s widely known there is a mental health crisis unfolding in the developed world. Hyper capitalism and burnout culture have pushed our mental capacities overdrive. In this video essay, I will be analyzing the far-reaching effects of late-stage capitalism and the havoc it has wreaked on our minds. I’ll be exploring the ideas posited by two leading cultural theorists: Mark Fisher and Byung Chul Han. As well as the work of Gabor Mate, Chris Hedges and Alain Ehrenberg. Exploring their ideas, such as: Capitalist Realism, Business Ontology, Depressive Hedonia, The Burnout Society and the Achievement society and how they coalesce to f*ck our sense of self and how the system and trauma are locked in an intentional interplay to keep you downtrodden. Our culture is one defined by mass anxieties, perfectionism, status, consumption and depression. Why is this the norm? How does an economic system unbalance our mental capacities so much? And most importantly - will it always be like this? Thumbnail art: Nam June Paik, TV Buddha (1974)Shownotes: haikoup.comFull transcript: haikoup.substack.comListen to the podcast: Spotify & AppleBuy me a coffee: ⁠buymeacoffee.com/haikoup⁠Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/haikoup⁠

In this episode, I chronicle the erasure of Palestine. From 1897 to the present day; I show how Zionist forces in the West took over Palestine through violent coercion, genocide and cultural erasure. This isn’t an opinion piece, this is fact. And this deletion of an entire national identity continues before our very eyes today. Shownotes: haikoup.comFull transcript: haikoup.substack.comSupport BDS: https://bdsmovement.net/Support PSC: https://palestinecampaign.org/Support my channel:Youtube: youtube.com/@haikoupBuy me a coffee: ⁠buymeacoffee.com/haikoup⁠Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/haikoup⁠

In today's episode I discuss the notion of 'reflexive impotence'. An idea popularized by the late, great Mark Fisher. What has caused us to internalize apathy and lull us into a collective inertia faced with the prospect that things may never change? What are the pitfalls of the current activist zeitgeist? Better yet, is there hope? For shownotes: haikoup.com Substack: haikoup.substack.com Watch the video: youtube.com/@haikoup Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/haikoup Patreon: patreon.com/haikoup

As time and technology move forward at breakneck speeds, discerning between what is real and what is not is becoming increasingly more difficult. What if the version of reality we collectively experience, can no longer be trusted? Enter: Reality Apathy. Like what you saw? Please subscribe to this channel and help it grow. Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/haikoup Support my channel:   / haikoup   Contact me: [email protected] Follow me on twitter: @hai_koup Shownotes can be found at: haikoup.com

In this video I explore the sociological concept of the Third Place. What they are, the importance of them and where they have gone. Ultimately in this late stage capitalist landscape, we need community more than ever. Like what you saw? Please subscribe to this channel. Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/haikoup Support my channel: https://www.patreon.com/haikoup Contact me: [email protected] Follow me on twitter: @hai_koup

This is the AUDIO version of the Video that is out now on YouTube. 'The Absurdity of Yeonmi Park': https://youtu.be/Twh4_S7jzF8 Shownotes can be found on my website: haikoup.weebly.com Thank you all for listening/watching.

What's up people. In this episode I pretty much just rant about how sh*t the (UK) Labour Party is. Discuss: The Labour files// The treachery of Starmer// How cool Corbyn is// The Forde report// The free pass for racists in the Labour party// (Then briefly) Russell Brand vs. the boring left. Go watch 'The Absurdity of Yeonmi Park' on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/Twh4_S7jzF8 Shownotes: haikoup.weebly.com Follow: @hai_koup Support: patreon.com/haikoup

Happy Wednesday people. Today's pod: The 'Jorge' files//Hamilton 68//Anomaly 6 &Prevail partners [BLAND NAMES = SHADY SHIT]//Chinese spy balloons vs Chinese CCTV cameras// Q-Anon --> GESARA//Bill Gates & Apple bending over for China//US blew up Nordstream - Seymour (the boy) Hersh//War is brewing in EU//New Virus presented to you by the WHO//Reasons for hope from a retirement village//Protests in Western Europe warm my heart Follow me on Twitter: @hai_koup Follow me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6T906CZmZSfmXSDBV90Fg Shownotes: haikoup.weebly.com Peace & Love

What's up peeps. Sorry it's been a while - life happened.  Today's pod: Recap since last pod - Queen Died// Kanye UNCUT// Cumtown - TAFS// China = F*cked//Chinese spy balloon//Chat GPT vs DAN//IDW Spazzing out//Peterson - least self aware psychologist & LOL @ Lee Anderson.  *Apologies for the uneven audio in some parts. Recorded on the go.  Support Syrian White Helmets: https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/ Support Turkey Mozaik Foundation: https://turkeymozaik.org.uk/ Shownotes: haikoup.weebly.com Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/hai_koup Follow me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6T906CZmZSfmXSDBV90Fg Peace and love.

In this episode, I present the second part of  last week's accountable power episode. In this episode: I discuss different ways England can reimagine its future. I muse on some different systems of government we could have: Republic, democratic, anarcho-syndicalist? What we should focus on and England's eternal expansionism (without ever keeping our own affairs in order). For shownotes: haikoup.weebly.com To support: patreon.com/haikoup For updates: @hai_koup

In this episode I talk about the strong propaganda needed to maintain a parasitic family such as the Royals. Topics include: Her Nazi links, her sons and their acquaintances with well known predators, the rigid class system she preserves, her secret cousins that sound like a subplot to shutter island, republicanism (the English kind) and of course her many crimes and immoral acts!  It's a JUBILEE BONANZA! For shownotes to some of the stuff I mentioned please head to: haikoup.weebly.com To support what I do: patreon.com/haikoup For some vids I've made: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6T906CZmZSfmXSDBV90Fg

*This is an audio version of my YouTube video, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/lbFHF6JmCEo I analyze how thinkers like Aristotle, John Stuart Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville thought that majority rule would problematize democracy.   I also place the idea of the 'tyranny of the majority' in a modern context to answer a central question: How democratic is modern democracy when the populace is overcome with fear, emotion and hysteria? Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/haikoup Follow me on twitter: @hai_koup Shownotes // further reading: haikoup.weebly.com

In this episode I sit down and talk with OSINT Analyst & Political Scientist Romulo Córdova . We discuss the state of Venezuelan politics - both historically and contemporary, the rise and downfall of Chavez, Maduro, Venezuelan troll farms and disinformation and what challenges the country faces in the future.  Please find Romulo on: Twitter - @Juepachon Medium - medium.com/@romulo-cordova LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/romulo-cordova And his podcast, Poleidoscopio, which can be found here:  https://youtu.be/e0vjXacBvYg Remember to check out the shownotes over on haikoup.weebly.com And follow me @hai_koup for all future updates. As well as the HAIKOUP YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6T906CZmZSfmXSDBV90Fg  If you like what I'm doing here on Haikoup please consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/haikoup

In this Addendum episode I will be looking at some ideas, people and current affairs that I missed in my 'Russia: The Men Behind the Curtain' documentary.  I will be discussing Navalny, Digital democracy & the recent military escalation on the border of Ukraine and Russia.    Please note this was recorded in February 2022, so whilst the Navalny parts (75% of the episode) are still relevant, a lot more happened in Ukraine than I could comprehend. So apologies for some of it being dated. To watch my 'Russia: The Men Behind the Curtain' documentary please check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPWiI...  Please consider supporting me on Patreon at: www.patreon.com/haikoup   Follow me on twitter for all updates on videos @hai_koup  Please visit my website: www.haikoup.weebly.com for all shownotes for this video and all others!  Thank you for listening.