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  • The Weight of Summonability

    Read along here: https://theoryunderground.substack.com/p/the-weight-of-summonability

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    𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible.

    𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground.

    𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    59 min
  • Socioanalyzing Analytic Philosophy

    Read along here: https://theoryunderground.substack.com/p/socioanalyzing-analytic-philosophy

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    𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible.

    𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground.

    𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    1 hr 31 min
  • Post-Left vs Left DEBATE (moderated by JREG)

    If you really want to know what someone thinks, ask them with a gun to their head.

    Thanks for listening! Thanks even more for liking, sharing, and commenting—whether it be something thoughtful or just for the algorithm. It definitely makes a difference.

    𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    1 hr 8 min
  • Natality is not a "natalism"

    Read it for yourself here: https://theoryunderground.substack.com/p/the-natality-pill-is-not-pro-natalism

    What provoked it: https://theoryunderground.substack.com/p/why-i-hate-the-rebel-priest-class

    Thanks for listening!

    Thanks even more for liking, sharing, and commenting—whether it be something thoughtful or just for the algorithm. It definitely makes a difference. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible.

    𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground.

    𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    59 min
  • Why I hate the Rebel Priest Class

    Read it here: https://theoryunderground.substack.com/p/why-i-hate-the-rebel-priest-class

    Thanks for listening! Thanks even more for liking, sharing, and commenting—whether it be something thoughtful or just for the algorithm. It definitely makes a difference. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    53 min
  • Why I am NOT "anti-PMC"

    Read the whole thing here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-195697911

     

    𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning. 

    I research the future of education and work, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort plus your attention and participation. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. Become a member: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    David McKerracher is the author of Timenergy: Why You Have No Time or Energy (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground.

    Office hours: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content. 

     

    39 min
  • Based Neo-Jeffersonianism
    Jefferson at 250: between the life of the mind and the work of the hands, from Monticello to the homestead tsunami: Postman, Wendell Berry, Joel Salatin, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Susan Wise Bauer

    𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning. 

    I research the future of education and work, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort plus your attention and participation. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. Become a member: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    David McKerracher is the author of Timenergy: Why You Have No Time or Energy (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground.

    Office hours: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content. 

     

    1 hr 10 min
  • BLOCKED BY AMAZON: What, When, How, Why?

    𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning. 

    I research the future of education and work, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort plus your attention and participation. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. Become a member: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    David McKerracher is the author of Timenergy: Why You Have No Time or Energy (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground.

    Office hours: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content. 

     

    58 min
  • Fatherhood as Fidelity, Not Fact: Emmanuel Levinas and Katy Faust against Alain Badiou: fidelity to natality as truth-event

    𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning. 

    I research the future of education and work, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort plus your attention and participation. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. Become a member: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    David McKerracher is the author of Timenergy: Why You Have No Time or Energy (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground.

    Office hours: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content. 

     

    1 hr 18 min
  • Relationships Aren't Colonized Enough, Actually

    Why Polyamory is Impossible: Timenergy and The Virtuous Circle

    Read it here: https://theoryunderground.substack.com/p/why-polyamory-is-impossible-timenergy

    𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning. 

    I research the future of education and work, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort plus your attention and participation. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. Become a member: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    David McKerracher is the author of Timenergy: Why You Have No Time or Energy (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground.

    Office hours: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content. 

     

    40 min

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