Nekyias EP 8: The Other (Part 2)
Added 2024-08-31 18:39:12 +0000 UTCOr, The Weird Attachments Episode.
Moving beyond Jungian theory, this episode is about encountering The Other in contemporary society and the internet age. We discuss Sighswoon's concept of "tethers," Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer,' and philosopher Byung-Chul Han's The Expulsion of the Other. As we seek to explore how The Other impacts us beyond basic projection, we take a deep dive into the nature of "the gaze," and the variety of weird dynamics it's able to produce—we discuss stalking, limerence, seduction, obsession, surveillance, gossip, rivalries, imaginary conversations, and the parasocial, as well as why these increasingly weird attachments are becoming more common today. We end with a discussion of the dwindling role of The Other in today's world, the real nature of the "inner audience," and the deeply concerning state of the soul in a world without difference.
Comments
if you really want an experience of the Other which becomes a negative tether that will dig its claws deep deep deep, fall in love with (and get rejected by) someone who has NO social media!!!
ben
2024-09-25 00:53:14 +0000 UTCThe last 30 minutes of this episode has articulated something I've not quite been able to grasp for about the last decade and it feels SO congruent and clear now, thank you!
MiDo
2024-09-03 09:26:49 +0000 UTC
