This is the source of my nihilism about this entire topic. I agree with Zizek so far as to think the academic system he is part of is another of these failures. As far as I've ever seen Zizek's real-world audience is people who enjoy TikToks of a him eating hotdogs while Chomsky's is now NPR liberals who nod along and then spend all day posting about Bernie Bros..
This is the source of my nihilism about this entire topic. I agree with Zizek so far as to think the academic system he is part of is another of these failures. As far as I've ever seen Zizek's real-world audience is people who enjoy TikToks of a him eating hotdogs while Chomsky's is now NPR liberals who nod along and then spend all day posting about Bernie Bros..