Comments on: RAW Week: Douglas Rushkoff to Robert Anton Wilson

By: Sanger

Sanger — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:46:00 +0000

I should’ve known that it was Leary. It fits much better. Surely I jest, Mr. Rushkoff. We all know you have excellent taste. I will have to check out the actual shade of ‘Fern’ the next time I’m at a hardware store.

Back to topic:When I first tried DMT, I was unprepared for the reality/possibility of what I experienced. It was hard to describe in words the ‘sentient beings’ that I saw. I went to a record store and and saw a CD called ‘Alien Dreamtime’. I figured, why not. Listening to Terrence McKenna describe a DMT trip was EXACTLY what I had experienced. When I first read RAW I found myself in the same situation. In constant agreement. A validation of personal observations put into words and descriptions that I dont have the gift to do so eloquently. What I especially love about RAW is his ability to open your mind to any possibility and yet firmly root you to Reason. Had I ever had a chance to befriend such an Intellectual Magus such as RAW, I would count my lucky stars and thank Nut infinitely.

By: Charles Frith

Charles Frith — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:34:00 +0000

It’s a three letter acronym for those in the know. Gotta be sharp though.

By: Charles Frith

Charles Frith — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:33:00 +0000

Douglas Rushkoff was brilliant in helping RAW in his last days.

By: Mujokan

Mujokan — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:43:00 +0000

Doug, write some metaphysics some day, I for one would be into it.

By: Mujokan

Mujokan — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:29:00 +0000

I think it’s like “be-bop-a-lula” in the Fifties, if you have to ask what it means you will never know what it means. Or as Confucius said, 敬鬼神而远之.

By: Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:33:00 +0000

and not Chomsky. Leary.

By: Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:32:00 +0000

Not in Brooklyn, least of all Park Slope. And walls in the basement are called Fern, not Mint green. They come off mintier in video.

Otherwise correct.

By: Mujokan

Mujokan — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:30:00 +0000

Forget it Jake. It’s Park Slope.

By: Sanger

Sanger — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:11:00 +0000

Forgot about that, DR. Snowball, check.

By: Dr Andy Lange

Dr Andy Lange — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:00:00 +0000

SNOWBALL!

By: Sanger

Sanger — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:10:00 +0000

Alex Grey, check. A pic of Noam Chomsky (?) at a Keith Haring table, check. Gysin Dreamcatcher, check. Fluffy homage to RAW, check. Mint green walls,…wait, WTF???

By: kruithoph

kruithoph — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:52:00 +0000

I am confuse. Does a loyal RAW fan: A. believe that the dead can be communicated to; B. not believe that the dead can be communicated to; C. maybe believe that the dead can be communicated to or D. meta-ironically believe that the entire concept of belief is not to be believed?

I’m being obnoxious. I got triggered earlier by the “I regard belief as a form of brain damage” quote.

Isn’t it better to believe at explicit will, instead of casting aside the entire concept of belief because some people use it in a lame fashion?

Thanks. Nice video.

By: hypersomniac

hypersomniac — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:31:00 +0000

This is great. Thank you, BB, and Doug.

By: License Farm

License Farm — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:47:00 +0000

As always, eloquent and tender, Doug. I feel confident Bob hears & sees all from his figurative condo around the corner with Arlen.

By: Mujokan

Mujokan — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:08:00 +0000

Myself I always carry “Coercion” around whenever I move, and it was an important book for me.

I don’t see the connection at all between Occupy and Rushkoff’s definition of humanism, though.

By: tristan eldritch

tristan eldritch — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:07:00 +0000

What a nice tribute. Gets to the core of much of Wilson’s appeal in the sense that he was one of the few (maybe only) counter-culture heroes who actually made you think “I’d like to hang out with that guy!” I think his unflagging sense of comedy tended to nullify much of the ego that normally goes with that territory.

By: Robert Menes

Robert Menes — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:04:00 +0000

Keep the lasagna flying, Douglas.

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:57:00 +0000

Thank you, Douglas.