Haikoup

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The Haikoup podcast. Covering societal, cultural and political theory// Anarcho-communalism// The deep state is a corporation. I also run a youtube channel: youtube.com/@haikoup And a substack: haikoup.substack.com

  1. 1d ago

    Haikoup # 20 | How to Refuse the System

    The world is f*cked but is there a cure? In my previous video I discussed how the system enforces a mental health degradation that serves to atomize our sense of self and collective bargaining power. In today’s episode I’ll be analyzing this further, as well as revisiting the thinkers I discussed in the last video, to see if there’s any solutions available. Is there any way out of this systematized oppression via capital? Or is the mental degradation a feature, not a bug, of late stage capitalism and Capitalist Realism. In this video, I’ll be further contextualizing the current state of the system by looking at Darren Allen and his notions on the myth of Mental health in the techno-industrial society, I’ll also be looking at the work of Oliver James and the Selfish capitalist and the work of Joe Henrich and how W.E.I.R.D societies of the Western world, skew the data for diagnosing Mental illness. I’ll then propose the antidote to this age of apathy, by revisiting: Mark Fisher and his notion of an austerity of capital, a subversion to reclaim the power of the individual from the jaws of capital. Hartmut Rosa and his work on resonance as an antidote to the dehumanizing mechanism of capital. I’ll also look at the ideas posited by Jonathan Crary, in his phenomenal work ‘24/7: Late Capitalism and the end of Sleep and how the reclaiming of rest can be used as an act of radicality. I’ll look at the way centralized power systems are structured in technofeudalism and how this, inadvertently, weakens the role of the techno-feudalist. Finally I’ll analyze the work of Byul Chung Han and how his notion of reclaiming the negative echoes the ideas put forth by Herbert Marcuse and the Great refusal which I’ll also be looking at in greater detail. And whilst the system and its injustices are never ending, I will end out the episode on a blueprint, on the power of radical, tragic optimism, as coined by Viktor Frankl and how we can and should collectivize to enforce a stronger bargaining position against those that will gladly shun us from the arc of progress and posit how we can enforce the change we want to see in the world, and how we build those very systems to save ourselves from the jaws of defeatism.visit haikoup.substack.com for show notes.

    Haikoup # 20 | How to Refuse the System

  2. Jun 16

    Haikoup #19 | The System is Destroying your Mind

    We’re all a little f*cked. The system has made us this way. It’s widely known there is a mental health crisis unfolding in the developed world. Hyper capitalism and burnout culture have pushed our mental capacities overdrive. In this video essay, I will be analyzing the far-reaching effects of late-stage capitalism and the havoc it has wreaked on our minds. I’ll be exploring the ideas posited by two leading cultural theorists: Mark Fisher and Byung Chul Han. As well as the work of Gabor Mate, Chris Hedges and Alain Ehrenberg. Exploring their ideas, such as: Capitalist Realism, Business Ontology, Depressive Hedonia, The Burnout Society and the Achievement society and how they coalesce to f*ck our sense of self and how the system and trauma are locked in an intentional interplay to keep you downtrodden. Our culture is one defined by mass anxieties, perfectionism, status, consumption and depression. Why is this the norm? How does an economic system unbalance our mental capacities so much? And most importantly - will it always be like this? Thumbnail art: Nam June Paik, TV Buddha (1974)Shownotes: haikoup.comFull transcript: haikoup.substack.comListen to the podcast: Spotify & AppleBuy me a coffee: ⁠buymeacoffee.com/haikoup⁠Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/haikoup⁠

    Haikoup #19 | The System is Destroying your Mind

  3. Apr 28

    Haikoup #18 | How to Erase a Nation

    In this episode, I chronicle the erasure of Palestine. From 1897 to the present day; I show how Zionist forces in the West took over Palestine through violent coercion, genocide and cultural erasure. This isn’t an opinion piece, this is fact. And this deletion of an entire national identity continues before our very eyes today. Shownotes: haikoup.comFull transcript: haikoup.substack.comSupport BDS: https://bdsmovement.net/Support PSC: https://palestinecampaign.org/Support my channel:Youtube: youtube.com/@haikoupBuy me a coffee: ⁠buymeacoffee.com/haikoup⁠Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/haikoup⁠

  4. 01/08/2025

    Haikoup #17 | Reflexive Impotence

    In today's episode I discuss the notion of 'reflexive impotence'. An idea popularized by the late, great Mark Fisher. What has caused us to internalize apathy and lull us into a collective inertia faced with the prospect that things may never change? What are the pitfalls of the current activist zeitgeist? Better yet, is there hope? For shownotes: haikoup.com Substack: haikoup.substack.com Watch the video: youtube.com/@haikoup Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/haikoup Patreon: patreon.com/haikoup

  5. 06/17/2024

    Haikoup #16 | Reality Apathy

    As time and technology move forward at breakneck speeds, discerning between what is real and what is not is becoming increasingly more difficult. What if the version of reality we collectively experience, can no longer be trusted? Enter: Reality Apathy. Like what you saw? Please subscribe to this channel and help it grow. Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/haikoup Support my channel:   / haikoup   Contact me: contacthaikoup@gmail.com Follow me on twitter: @hai_koup Shownotes can be found at: haikoup.com

  6. 08/07/2023

    Haikoup #15 | The Diminishment of the Third Place

    In this video I explore the sociological concept of the Third Place. What they are, the importance of them and where they have gone. Ultimately in this late stage capitalist landscape, we need community more than ever. Like what you saw? Please subscribe to this channel. Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/haikoup Support my channel: https://www.patreon.com/haikoup Contact me: contacthaikoup@gmail.com Follow me on twitter: @hai_koup

  7. 04/06/2023

    Haikoup #14 | The Absurdity of Yeonmi Park

    This is the AUDIO version of the Video that is out now on YouTube. 'The Absurdity of Yeonmi Park': https://youtu.be/Twh4_S7jzF8 Shownotes can be found on my website: haikoup.weebly.com Thank you all for listening/watching.

  8. 03/29/2023

    Haikoup #13 | Why you shouldn't vote the Labour party

    What's up people. In this episode I pretty much just rant about how sh*t the (UK) Labour Party is. Discuss: The Labour files// The treachery of Starmer// How cool Corbyn is// The Forde report// The free pass for racists in the Labour party// (Then briefly) Russell Brand vs. the boring left. Go watch 'The Absurdity of Yeonmi Park' on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/Twh4_S7jzF8 Shownotes: haikoup.weebly.com Follow: @hai_koup Support: patreon.com/haikoup

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The Haikoup podcast. Covering societal, cultural and political theory// Anarcho-communalism// The deep state is a corporation. I also run a youtube channel: youtube.com/@haikoup And a substack: haikoup.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Hai Koup
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Hai Koup
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