# Quiescent Hedonism #markfisher #concept Numbing to pleasure for being accustomed to it. Therefore needed more to feel any type of genuine pleasure. "The pleasure paradox" Nihilation: new potentials through the negation of what already exists Veritable cornucopia vs. grim desert Yes, of course it is, but as soon as pop is reduced to good records it really is all over. When pop can no longer muster a nihilation of the World, a **nihilation of the Possible** , then it will only be the ghosts that are worthy of our time. *the act of actively negating or dismissing potential options or possibilities, essentially rendering them as "not possible" through conscious choice or by a process of self-awareness, often associated with the philosophical concept of "nihilation" as described by Jean-Paul Sartre, where consciousness distinguishes itself from potential states by actively "not being" them; essentially, choosing one path and thereby excluding all others.* - When you make a firm choice you negates its counterpart - Nihilate means to make non-existent - When something original is created, something else posing in its place is destroyed - Good art is created in response to relevant constraints, inspiration and discontent It is easy to manipulate mass consciousness by controlling music and pop culture in order to fulfill self-interested agendas or simply distract the people ## Revelation Ok so, to nihilate something means to neglect or cancel out it's existence. To [[ nihilate 'the possible]]" we must come up with new and original ideas that negate what was already proven to be possible. The possible is what exists already because its proven.(Proven by its very existing...its done already) We can rest on what we already know this quality of art or being will fill the very void that called upon it existing in the 1st place. We'll look at rock music, anti-punk rock, music that served its audience and generation but what is it for us to continue resting on our cultural laurels? We know whats possible, what can we create that will nihilate our status quo? How do we begin to create beyond our desired [[faux-nostalgia]]? > [!tip] What nihilates the problems we are look for remedy from now? Anti-anxiety, embodiment, authenticity, humanitarianism, slowing down, making more art,