Responses to this article have been diverse and at times quite animated. It might make sense for me to respond and clarify a number of points and criticisms that have arisen.
First let's dispense with some of the straw man arguments...
- This article is not about capitalism or math or philosophy in general -- it's about post-fordism as a specific historical period.
I swear to god when i was reading the comments to that post i could actually feel myself lose any remaining interest i might still have had in contemporary philosophy, like the last few cc’s of air farting out of a spent balloon. The whole O3 thing has gotta be the most tedious ego-wank I have ever witnessed. This is still one of my favorite blogs, though. Cheers mate -
My favorite part is that everyone is developing new concepts and writing new books and yet no one gives a shit. Progress in philosophy!