it discusses the Synanon cult that was born out of AA, how it related to MKULTRA and 60s psychiatric research, and how it birthed the modern troubled teen industry.

also i finally learned what the fuck Deleuze meant when he talked about rhizomes

  • CheGueBeara [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    The last episode I caught was the one where they dismiss Settlers as paralyzing (third worldist stuff can be, for sure) but the funniest part was that none of them had even read it. They were just making guesses based on how the people they spoke to about it who had read it acted. Fuckin lol.

    • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Although it's best to give something a good try before commenting, you can see the effect of some piece without reading the piece itself. Being about 70% through myself, it's not far off from how it's usually portrayed in leftist circles.