The Dangerous Maybe·Feb 1Enjoy Your Surveillance!: On Superegoic-Capitalistic Artificial IntelligenceDISCLOSURE: What follows is the first essay that Bryce Nance and I (Michael Downs) ever co-authored together, which was originally…A response icon1A response icon1
The Dangerous Maybe·Dec 25, 2024Lacan and Žižek’s Concept of the SuperegoHi, readers, Michael Downs here. What follows is a long portion of my exegesis of Lacan and Žižek’s concept of the superego. I call my…A response icon2A response icon2
The Dangerous Maybe·Nov 25, 2024The Dip and Tribunal Zero: A New Strategy for Underground TheoryRecently, I’ve found myself wanting more from most of the philosophers and theorists I greatly admire, from the ones who have influenced me…A response icon2A response icon2
The Dangerous Maybe·Dec 26, 2023Why Nick Land Hates HegelIn an interview that Dave McKerracher and I conducted with Slavoj Žižek, I gave a little summary of Nick Land’s philosophy. In this…A response icon3A response icon3
The Dangerous Maybe·Sep 7, 2023My Interview with Slavoj ŽižekHi, TDM readers, I just want to let you know that Dave McKerracher and I just had an interview with the one and only Slavoj Žižek. We got…
The Dangerous Maybe·Aug 14, 2023My Upcoming Course on the Philosophy of Nick LandHello, Dangerous Maybe readers, it’s Michael Downs. Let me start by saying that I’m close to posting a very long piece I’ve been working on…A response icon2A response icon2
The Dangerous Maybe·Jan 7, 2023Wage Labor and Jouissance: Why the Left Needs Žižek to Understand WorkersWhat follows is less of an academic essay and more of a personal tribute to the work of Slavoj Žižek. His concepts, theories and insights…A response icon2A response icon2
The Dangerous Maybe·Nov 28, 2022Young Žižekians on Jonah Hill’s ‘Stutz’: Lacanian Psychoanalysis vs. TherapismHi, I’m writing this to let you know that I had a great discussion last night with my fellow Young Žižekians (Andrew, Nick and Dave). This…
The Dangerous Maybe·Nov 16, 2022Karl Marx on ReligionWhat follows is my commentary on one of the most famous passages in all of Karl Marx’s work. This particular passage is found at the very…A response icon3A response icon3
The Dangerous Maybe·Oct 9, 2022A Tribute to Doug WasherAs most of you know, I never got to get a formal education. I didn’t graduate from high school (I do have my GED, though) and I never went…A response icon3A response icon3
