Ten Thousand Posts

[PREVIEW] HK‘s Anime Club: Serial Experiments Lain (Layer One)

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On this week's bonus episode, Hussein once again forces Phoebe to watch Cartoons, despite her insistence that she is above them. We watch the first episode of Serial Experiments Lain, the 1998 cult anime series "Serial Experiments Lain", written and produced by Chiaki Konaka (who, it turns out, also wrote the first series of Digimon). We talk about the ideas of the series as it emerges in the first era of the internet - namely, how 'online' and the 'real' are not distinct, separated categories, and the themes about embodiment, virtual spirits and immortality that run throughout the series.

Plus, we discuss the subs vs dubs war, and try to figure out why Lain's dad has so many dang screens (says a lot about society!)

REBUILD OF 10KPOSTS: (NEVER) SMILE AT A GATOR

It has come to our attention that some of our early episodes were "difficult to listen to". Maybe it was because of bad audio and remote recording, or, more likely, that very few people in society have Chad Ears. In any case, we've decided to revisit some classic episodes, not only with clear eyes and USB mics, but also with greater knowledge of the Way of the Post. 

This week, we revisit the Alligator Tweet, in which a woman known only as Brienne of Snarth, describes how she didn't care about a child getting mauled by an alligator at a zoo because of white privilege ignoring signs. We talk about how this genre of posting became normalised in the mid 2010s, how platforms encouraged users to consolidate all their experiences into specific categories, and whether you can really be "empathetic" online. Plus, of course, why Alligators *are* actually comrades.

We also talk about a very special 9/11 tweet, in which the founder of Shutterstock tells the story about how watching two planes crash into the biggest towers on earth gave him the inspiration to create a stock photo service. 

Horse Oil Salesmen ft. Annie Kelly

This week were joined by national treasure Annie Kelly (@Annieknk), a writer, academic researcher and UK correspondent for the QAnon Anonymous podcast, to talk about how we should be talking about radical online subcultures like Incels. We discuss the limitations of mainstream media in being able to conceptualise the positions of these groups, why we need a language that can articulate the non-existent boundaries between 'online' and the real world, and why extra forms of surveillance and policing aren't the answer - not least because the radical elements derive from real world material conditions. In that vein, we also talk about vaccine posting, and the weird, demonic stories coming out of conspiratorial sections of Twitter which, while pushing anti-vaxxer narratives, might actually be an example of posters trying to outdo each other for the euphoric rush of retweets and online notoriety. It happens to the best of us!
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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth). You can follow us at @10kpostspod on Twitter. If you would like to hear more 10kposts, you can subscribe to our Patreon for $5 a month at: www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast.

[PREVIEW] Epistemic Trespassers ft. Jathan Sandowski

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This week, we're joined by returning guest and friend, Jathan Sandowski (@jathansandwoski), from the very good podcast, This Machine Kills . We talk about Jameela Jamil's recent comments regarding Leftist strategy in preparation for socialism, which, in this case, means making #content and doing #posts for socialists. While people may have mocked her, we discuss whether Jameela's pure online brain was, in fact, able to identify a key issue in online discourse - namely, whether any meaningful and valuable left wing project can really be advanced through posting and creating content on platforms. You can probably guess what our answer is.

We then go on to talk about the Luddites - a term that tech companies love to use to describe people who maybe don't want to give more data to Elon Musk- but what we can learn from them in challenging the prevailing power of platforms over the entirety of our lives, and in doing so, the possibilities of building a better internet for the future.

Poster‘s Politburo ft. Alex Ptak

This week, we're joined by friend of the show Alex Ptak (@PtakTestKitchen), of Pod Damn America and Ballin' out Super fame, to revisit the Posting Hall of Fame to revisit some classic posts that ask some important questions. We talk about whether Deadbeat Dads are the real victims of Children who simply have bad vibes, Shanley's "Stop Appropriating Daddy" tweet as ahead of its time in predicting what political discourse on Twitter would end up becoming, and Simply Red's strange hierarchy of "cool ethnicities", which also includes "british working class musicians" and "Jamaicans" coming in at number 3. Sadly, Italians did not make this list. 

We also talk about Tristan Tate's post on Millionaire Mindset, in which the pinnacle of showing your wealth is to order the components of a McDonald's meal separately and to keep circling around the drive thru in your Maserati. 
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You can follow Alex's podcasts, Pod Damn America and Ballin' Out Super on Twitter.
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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@Hkesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_OnEarth).  Subscribe to our Patreon for fortnightly bonus content at : www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast. 

[PREVIEW] There Is No Spoon [Part 3] ft. Theymersophie

This is a preview of a bonus episode. You can listen to the entire episode on Patreon at www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast. 

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We finish off our Matrix series by talking about the final instalment of the Matrix trilogy. The Matrix Revolutions. We're joined by Sophie (@theymersophie) from the Youtube channel Curio once again, as we talk about the end of Neo's poster's arc, in which he saves Zion by simply *talking* to the enemy and defeating a big baby in the battle of ideas.   We also talk about the legacy of the Matrix and how it is interpreted and misinterpreted, and what the effects of the film's ideas might mean for the upcoming Matrix sequel. Finally, we discuss how concepts explored in the trilogy have influenced tech guys today in the dumbest ways possible - including and especially Elon Musk, his fixation with Roko's Basilisk, and whose main take away from the Matrix films was that we should all be building machines to wipe out the human race. Sounds good!

Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@Hkesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_OnEarth).  If you enjoyed this podcast, please do consider subscribing to our other projects, including Trashfuture, Masters of Our Domain and Kill James Bond. 

The Owen Jonestown Massacre ft. Owen Jones

This week, we're joined by Owen Jones, a writer, broadcaster and columnist at The Guardian, to talk about why everyone keeps getting mad at his posts, and why he trends once a week on Twitter for the most mundane things. Crucially, we examine what happens when you fully transcend your body and become a symbol in digital space upon which people project all their fears and anxieties onto, and how you can do nothing to stop thins because it's key to how platforms ascertain their fictitious value. 
We also talk about Pandemic discourses (remember when the maids were hard?), the state of the British media and their obsession with posts, and why, in the heat of an online debate, you should never, ever, show off about your theology PhD and self-published guitar albums. 

[PREVIEW] There Is No Spoon [Part 2] ft. TheymerSophie

This is a Preview of a bonus episode. You can listen to the full episode at www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast. 

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Welcome back to the Ten Thousand Posts Movie Club! Sit back and relax, and remember, if you insist on filming the screen with your phone, *at least* set it to 180px.

We're joined by Sophie (@Theymersophie), host of the Youtube channel Curio, and  can also be found on the table-top podcasts Rolling With Rainbows and Dice Funk, to talk about the second installment of the Matrix trilogy: The Matrix Reloaded.

Released in 2003, the Matrix Reloaded had received mixed reviews - with most saying that its storyline was too complex and convoluted. It was mocked by Justin Timberlake and Will Ferrell at the MTV movie awards, and generally was seen as being unable to live up to the reputation of the first. But, in a recent video essay, Sophie and Sarah Zedig argue that not only is this criticism unfair - but the sequels are actually, good! 

In this episode, we talk about what the Wachowskis were trying to explore in the sequel movies, how Reloaded in particular is a much better exploration of posting and the dynamics of posting than the first, as well as the overt Transness of the franchise. Plus, we talk about Neo as a poster, Agent Smith as a reply guy, and how we would all actually love to live in a gooey pod.

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You can listen to Sophies speech at the Trans Rights Rally in London here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k5sPji3Y7g

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You can Donate to the Okra Project, a mutual aid collective that provides support to black trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people, here: https://www.theokraproject.com/

There Is No Spoon ft. Andrew Law

Welcome back to the Ten Thousand Posts *Movie Club*! Get your favourite movie theatre snack (may I suggest some refried beans and a tin of Tilapia?), relax and enjoy. 

This week, we're joined by Andrew Law (@IllyBocean) from the BoontaVista podcast, to talk about the first Matrix movie. Released in 1999, the film is considered a cinematic masterpiece, not least because many of the predictions and thoughts explored by the Wachowski sisters are not only prescient today (we live in a simulacara, am i right, fellas?), but also show aspects of the kind of internet we could have if it wasn't just a playground for Facebook advertising. I want my posts dojo, Zuckerberg! 

Alongside this, we talk about our favourite parts of the movie, why the film is really all about a gamer who constantly gets tricked by a troll while simping e-girls, and, crucially, why its *completely fine* to bully a child if they are Australian.

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You can listen to Part 2 of this series, where we talk about the Matrix Reloaded with @theymersophie, on Patreon! Subscribe for $5 at www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast.
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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_OnEarth).

 

 

Don't Reply To My Wife! ft. Olga Koch

We're joined this week by friend of the show Olga Koch (@Rocknrolga) to talk about all the weird reply guys she keeps having to deal with in her DMs, and crucially, why Reply Guys have become more and more unhinged. Have the parasocial boundaries simply become more vague and translucent, or have platforms - which encourage us to *constantly reply* to things, mean that the noble art of being a reply guy has been tarnished by wannabes and imitators, unappreciative of the delicate social boundaries reply guys must navigate in order to retain their posting privileges? Hussein posits a theory about Reply Guys: That, as we are now all reply (and quote tweet) guys, the originals have been forced to innovate the form in bizarre, unexpected and overtly crude ways. 

We also talk about Flora Gill's "Porn for Children" post, and how it was more powerful and revealing than she knows - and what it illustrates both about hornyposting, and how we talk about sex on the internet more generally, and crucially, all the things we actively choose to be in denial about.