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Free public seminars exploring Web3 through economics, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, law, ecology, business, art, and religion. No prerequisites. Everyone welcome.

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Sex, and/or Love

Psychoanalysis and the Science of Desire

This seminar analyzes sexual desire through its principal science: psychoanalysis. Because desire is a force rather than an object, this "science of desire" questions the limits of ordinary empiricism by placing questioning — with its attendant themes of trust and doubt, obsession and uncertainty — at the center of existence. Topics include paid sex, consensual non-consent, the biology and evolution of sex, female orgasm, self-harm and self-pleasure, the ungovernable, and the futurity of romance.

Discussion Series

Coining Reason

The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. — John Maynard Keynes

Coining Reason explores ideas related to Web3 through texts spanning economics, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, law, ecology, business, art, and religion. The breadth reflects an urgent necessity: financialization means practically all aspects of life are now subsumed by the rule and roil of coin, so that any single disciplinary approach is apt to miss those "constellations of facts" that index more potent realities.

Readings not online are available on the Neta DAO Discord ↗

Unit I — The Internet
8 Sessions · April – June 2023 · Completed
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1.0Cypherpunk5 April 2023Past
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1.1Tele-History12 April 2023Past
  • Tom Standage, "The Mother of All Networks" and "Love Over the Wires," from The Victorian Internet — Click Here ↗
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1.2Web 1.019 April 2023Past
  • Jessa Lingel, "Becoming Craig's List" and "Craigslist, the Secondary Marketplace," from An Internet for the People — Click Here ↗
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1.3Freedom and Control26 April 2023Past
  • Wendy Chun, "Why Cyberspace?" from Control and Freedom — Click Here ↗

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1.4The World Brain3 May 2023Past
  • Charles Petzold, "The World Brain," from Code — Click Here ↗
  • Justin Smith, "A Sudden Acceleration," from The Internet is Not What You Think It Is — Click Here ↗
Part 1 ↗   Part 2 ↗
1.5Psychoanalyzing Cyberspace10 May 2023Past
  • André Nusselder, "The Technologization of Human Virtuality," from Interface Fantasy — Click Here ↗
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1.6Digital Bodies24 May 2023Past
  • Slavoj Žižek, "How Real Is Reality?" from Looking Awry (see Discord)
  • Clint Burnham, "Is the Internet a Thing?" from Does the Internet Have an Unconscious? — Click Here ↗
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1.7Web 3.0Past
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1.8Digital CommonsPast
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Unit II — Economics On Hiatus
11 Sessions held · July 2023 – July 2024 · Continuing after current series
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2.0Re-Orientation26 July 2023Past
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2.1–2.11Economy through Exchange: Self/OtherAug 2023 – Jul 2024Past

Sessions covering Economy, Byzantine Icon and Economy, the Song of Money, WTF Happened in 1579, Phenomenology and Ontology of Money, Money: Paper and Virtual, Birth of Banking, Surplus, Negation, Money of Language, Psychoanalysis of Money, and Exchange: Self/Other.

Full archive with recordings on GitHub ↗

On Hiatus — Remaining Unit II

Sessions 2.12–2.16 (Money is Sad Shit; Technology of Trust; Bitcoin; Money in Crisis; Money: The Negative) are scheduled but paused during the current Sex, and/or Love series.

Full Curriculum

Ten-Unit Roadmap

Participants help determine the pace and scope. Full reading lists on GitHub ↗

I
The Internet
Completed ✓
II
Economics
On hiatus
III
Politics
Sovereignty, democracy, decentralization
IV
Philosophy
Tech, individuation, crypto-anarchism
V
Law
Piracy, contract, blockchain as law
VI
Ecology
Networks, surplus energy, degrowth
VII
Business
Companies, nonprofits, DAOs
VIII
Art
NFTs, collecting, performativity
IX
Religion
Sacred money, divine economy
X
Miscellany
Overflow for any unit

Forthcoming

Fork: The Journal

A forthcoming open-access, peer-reviewed journal of Interchain Theory and Politics — published by Neta DAO Academy. Free to read. Free to publish in. Community-governed.

Visit fork.netadao.org →

Coining Reason is presented for informational purposes only. Nothing contained in these or related materials should be construed as professional or financial advice. This program is organized and run by volunteers of Neta DAO. Support the work by delegating with the Neta DAO JUNO ↗, AKT ↗, or JKL ↗ validators.