Disillusionism: Recent Episodes
Mookie Tenembaum
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Disillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
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Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts tend to converge.
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This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
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This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of suffering and trying to handle it, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
Are we addicted to myths? Our tendency to seek illusions has to do with our willingness to believe in myths and to forge a narrative. This narrative is a biased interpretation of the things that were relevant in our lives. We need those milestones, which in turn become myths. Thus, those myths are reliefs we are compelled to seek
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
During the pandemic the question what is "essential" arose. That is to say that "I need" as opposed to "I want". The difference between wanting or needing something is the intensity of suffering that its absence would cause us. Interestingly, I want becomes I need while in our inner narrative.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
The only thing we do in life is avoiding suffering. Trusting makes "sleepwalking" smoother for us, because while we "sleepwalk", we do not suffer.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
After our disappointment with the State through its inability to handle the pandemic, Tenembaum this week analyzes certain attitudes of the “players” of the State illusion, choosing distraction as a strategy to avoid suffering.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
The State illusion under siege: its war against the Google, Facebook,and Twitter illusion
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
An illusion depends on the degree of credibility it inspires. The failure of the democratic states in the fight against Covid 19 exposed the illusory condition of the three branches of government. Only the Fed and the other Central Banks remained as a sort of fourth estate by issuing huge sums of money. Even so, both the Fed and money will reveal themselves to us for what they are: mere illusions.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
The pharmaceutical company Astrazeneca was on everyone's lips worldwide throughout the development of a potential vaccine. In this week's note, Tenembaum analyzes pharmaceutical corporations from a disillutionist point of view and how these huge companies share the characteristics of another illusion: the State.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
Tenembaum reveals how to do it step by step. Every conspiracy theory is born from an intention. Being intentional is what gives credibility to what our eyes cannot not see, it allows us to digest reality without facing it. The conspiracy theory both comforts and distracts us, it is part of the relief we get through the narrative that we call reality.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
The tissue box as a metaphor.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
The non-material component of illusions, the illusory one, consists of bombast, epic.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
Jean Paul Sartre used to say: “Hell is other people”; disillusionism adds paradise as well.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
Misalgically speaking, money freezes, quantifies, and then allows specific amounts of suffering to be exchanged.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
From a disillusionist point of view, neither economical nor political criteria determine social classes. What members of the same social class have in common is the fact that they experience the same kind of sufferings.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
The narrative, a mixture of reality and fiction with which we understand reality.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
In the middle of the misalgic theory, there is a special place for a particular kind of suffering that has become very prevalent and a determinant of countless practices and behaviors in our societies: boredom.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
All human beings are synchronized due to the fact that we spend most of our lifetime acting out of inertia, i.e. through habits.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
Experiencing a suffering on purpose to avoid another one perceived as more serious.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
When facing suffering, we can try to avoid it, relieve it, get distracted from it or re- signify it, which is a beneficial transaction.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
The nature of fear, the most prevalent suffering among human beings.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
We deal with our sufferings according to subjective parameters of closeness, severity and resolvability.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
Discover everything about Desillusionism
Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
Sleepwalking. We spend most of our lifetime in an inertial manner, as sleepwalkers, in periods in which we do not suffer.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
Discover everything about Desillusionism
Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
Why God, the State and even the family are mere illusions?
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
Discover everything about Desillusionism
Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
Our life does not have goals. It is just a string of escapes, i.e. life is misalgic.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
- Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
- This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
- This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
Discover everything about Desillusionism
Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"