BBC's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" - Adam Curtis blackpill appreciation thread

[Ahriman]

Can't Get You Out of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World is a six-part BBC documentary television series created by Adam Curtis which debuted on 11 February 2021. It attempts to explain how modern society has arrived at where it is today by tracing various topics such as, "the strange roots of modern conspiracy theories, the history of China, opium and opioids, [and] the history of artificial intelligence".

So far, pretty damn good. I am familiar with his work after watching "The Century Of The Self" a few couple years ago (uploaded on his channel, highly recommended), that one was one hell of a blackpill. So far I am 4 episodes in, each episode leaves you with tons of questions about everything around you, in typical Curtis fashion. Couple highlights for me so far have been the drama surrounding Mao's wife, the Black Panthers being controlled op all along, and the Discordians pushing for proto-Q conspiracies back in the '60s and '70s that went out of control; at the time I had read a bit about them but didn't really see how Qanon could be pretty much tracked down straight to them. Limonov and how he ended up creating the Nazbol party in the early '90s was quite amusing (because it's basically a meme party), but still pretty insightful, as I didn't know a whole lot about the man behind it.

Can't Get You Out of My Head

Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence – and You.

www.bbc.co.uk

I've read that youtoob has taken down the last 3 parts, but so far you can watch the first 3 parts straight from Curtis's channel, so watch 'em while you can:

The other 3 parts are on that other video site that rhymes with parachute, or if you prefer, you could just set sail to the high seas.

Anyone watched it yet?

 

[Megaroad 2012]

How does Ryuk figure into all this?

 

[Ahriman]

How does Ryuk figure into all this?

I have no clue.

 

[garakfan69]

I thought this thread would be about not being able to get big black cocks out of your head.
See, I have this friend and....

 

[pitawilson]

if a main stream media outlet shows it, there's still parts it is missing out.

 

[talk sh1t]

if a main stream media outlet shows it, there's still parts it is missing out.

Is Adam Curtis controlled opposition?

 

[Ahriman]

Is Adam Curtis controlled opposition?

Well it's the BBC after all, so one already has to be weary.

However, its contents do leave the door open to interpretations and particular conclusions, such as how democracy is a complete sham, only used as a tool to further the agenda and goals of a specific tribe. If you know your history, you can appreciate what he touches on and the blanks in some spots, whether they are deliberate or not, we can't say for sure.

 

[AJneedsElocution]

All the episodes are here(and all his full documentaries) https://thoughtmaybe.com/cant-get-you-out-of-my-head/

The first half is super disjointed,it comes together somewhat coherently in the last 2 eps.Saying that it does feel like a re-treading of "Century of the self"

Having watched all his documentarys and reading his Blog when it was still active i definatly dont share his personal politics,but his films are definitely informative/thunk provoking

"The Trap" and "The Power of nightmares" are both great watches no matter your politics however and are illuminating about how ideas that are somewhat fringe at one point in academia become the ortohdoxy

 

[Anaspook]

How does Ryuk figure into all this?

Maybe it's eventually gonna discuss how China ends up being the supplier of consumerism and Ryuk is a nice creepy figure that relates to it. Seeing as anime fans will sell their left kidney for a limited edition hunk of plastic related to their favourite show.
I watched his HyperNormalisation documentary from a few years back and that man could link a random child dying in Australia in the to the rise of communism in Cuba.

 

[Ahriman]

Maybe it's eventually gonna discuss how China ends up being the supplier of consumerism and Ryuk is a nice creepy figure that relates to it. Seeing as anime fans will sell their left kidney for a limited edition hunk of plastic related to their favourite show.

That's one of the things he touches on, yes.

The Reverse Marxism of Adam Curtis’s ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’

Why it would be better if the filmmaker aspired to be less of a historian, and more of a philosopher

artreview.com

 

[Ponchik]

adam curtis's stuff sounds kinda interesting and i'm really not sure how the bbc hasn't cut him off yet

 

[Ahriman]

Finished watching it, it was pretty good. Paints an interesting picture in the end, where control and quantification -in this case with social media and AI- seem to be powerful tools but aren't meant to last.

 

[talk sh1t]

Watched the first three episodes.

I'll be damned if it couldn't be like 70% shorter, but I get it, he's got his own style and way of doing things. On one hand I think it actually is cool how some of the footage is used, there's a few subtleties in there for sure, but on the other hand, well, his schtick gets old pretty quick.

I was trying to hold out on watching more Adam Curtis stuff until I have the time to properly sit through his documentaries with an active and critical mind, but I gave in this time. I'm too much of a brainlet to resist getting sucked into his narrative of "nothing really matters in the modern world" and "even the powers that be aren't fully in control". and thinking I've figured it all out, man. But at least I'm not comparing real life happenings to Harry Potter.

I like that he pretty much explicitly called out the rich progressives of the '60es/'70es as having nefarious motives cleverly concealed by a façade of altruism and selflessness. See why I shouldn't watch these documentaries, I start using Baby's First Fancy Words. Anyhow, I wonder if that'll make anyone who watched these docs start wondering whether the same thing is going on with the contemporary leftist movements *ahem*BLM*ahem*...

Looking forward to watching the second half of the series.