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To supplement and deepen my reread of Infinite Jest I’ve decided to split my reading time while also working thru Derrida’s Of Grammatology for the first time. I have read some lectures and essays and secondary sources and summaries of Deconstruction in college, but never read Of Grammatology. This decision came around 700 pages into IJ, but has definitely made me reflect on the parts i’ve read so far in new ways.

The main thing that this has caused me to reflect on is the Eschaton chapter. The Map vs the Territory, and the convergence of the two within the game—the play—is like the whole breaking point of the chapter and a fun interrogation of a metaphysical concept via very physical means.

I know DFW is writing in opposition to literature and culture produced in the wake of Derridean (in specific) and post-structuralist (in general) thought, but it’s interesting to see how he concedes the validity of their tools to draw different conclusions about one’s proximity to the potential meaning gleaned expressed in these moments of rupture.

Anyway, what are your favorite intersections with philosophy in the book? How has reading philosophy in general informed your read or reread?

(edited due to typo)

I’ve been nursing this bottle for about 2 and a half years now and it’s easily the best rum i’ve tasted next to Great House 2022. Still can’t believe i got this for a mere $80. I will be very sad once it’s gone.

It’s a nice reminder, though, that while all rum is good, some rums are exceptional.

I know there’s like 12 posts per day about these headphones but after spending about a month with them I understand why. The openness of the sound stage and the seemingly infinitely resolving details are blowing my mind. I’m a life long Grado guy and I think the RS2x does certain things better but as an all-genre workhorse and complete package, the Organics cannot be understated.

The music sounds like it’s hung in a black expanse that becomes a room around my head with each instrument or sound or whatever hung in suspension, with noise pursuing from its fixed spot in that expanse. the sounds range from very near, like between my ears, to very distant, yet everything perfectly intelligible within the recording. More than I think any other headphone I’ve used, I am hearing things I’ve never heard in songs I’ve listened to hundreds of times.

The resolving nature of these cans is also quite remarkable. cymbals rattle and hiss for sooo long, and a nice bass kick slowly fades out like a wave, receding back into the song. You can like make out the beads underside the snare drum. It really adds to the realism of the presentation. This is how things sound, in reality, and it’s wild to hear it reproduced so accurately on my little desktop audio set up.

Basically the Organics kick ass and I’ve been delighted to listen to music on them. Don’t find them to be too bright like some posts i’ve seen but also, Grados have probably taken their toll on my ears.

Can anyone relate to this??? anyone?? on the internet????!!!!!

Edit: Listening via Schiit Modi+ and Vali 3