Gabriel Jose GarciaThe concert that never wasIt took me so long to convince my mother to let me go to this show (Nirvana with The Melvins), that the first show of two-night stint was…Jun 2, 2021Jun 2, 2021
Gabriel Jose Garcia13 years ago today13 years ago today, I attempted suicide for the second time. There had been, and were, some 10–12 planned, near, or aborted attempts, as…Apr 10, 2021Apr 10, 2021
Gabriel Jose GarciaHypermodernity — The political is personalThe various aspects of the deterioration of progress, progress as religion, the loss of future, and the effects of digitalization.Mar 30, 2021Mar 30, 2021
Gabriel Jose GarciaThe progressive positivist paradoxThe paradox of rights and equality, and with them, identity, being based on a Western-scientific conception of positivist value and worth.Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
Gabriel Jose GarciaHypermodernity and cultures as aesthetic individuality reservoirsThe disintegration progress, the “big now”, cultures as identity reservoirs, hypermodernity and individuality as an end in and of itself.Dec 29, 2020Dec 29, 2020
Gabriel Jose GarciaHow Daniel Johnston helped meHow glimpses of Daniel Johnston helped me find small pieces of meaning after a suicide attempt and lengthy stay at a psychaitric hospital.Dec 24, 2020Dec 24, 2020
Gabriel Jose GarciaThe religion of progressThe religious roots of our conception of progress and how that influences the nature of our contemporary political debates.Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Gabriel Jose GarciaNegative and Positive — Identity and SelfThe parallels between negative self-identification as affected through negative experiences on an individual level and political…Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020
Gabriel Jose GarciaAbout DeathEssay on the visceral experience of death as a door to understanding suffering throughout history and the current character of politics.Feb 13, 2020Feb 13, 2020
Gabriel Jose GarciaCommunism and fascism — A short walk through a Berlin neighborhoodTraces of the past won’t help identify the problems of the future.Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019