So, today is a very special episode of our show, because w have as our guest; internet microcelebrity Jreg! Jreg is of course very famous for creating the Toronto youtube sphere and his political satire, but lets not dilly dally about him, Ladies and Gentlemen: SOME GUY!!
So how did you get into satire?
I just really like spreading misinformation on the internet.
So can you tell us about your relationship to fascism?
So you know when you know this person, right? and he thinks you're friends, but you don't actually like him very much. Then you go to a party, and on the day of, you find out he's also going, right? now you have to play this game of trying to avoid this person, and its one of those things where you do genuinely want to avoid him, but you are kind of enjoying the politics of associating with the people he wants to avoid and being in the right places to minimise the chance of meeting, but the more you play this game, the more dangerous it gets, right? like the tension escalates throughout the evening as he starts wanting to talk to you, and the longer you succeed at your game the sooner he will realise you are avoiding him, turning the stakes from an uncomfortable situation into a confrontation, but you cant back out now, you've sunk cost fallacied your way too deep into the game, and the more tense it gets, the more you are kind of enjoying it, and thats kind of scary, but also quite beautiful. Anyway thats all I have to say about fascism.
So as a person with a podcast, how do you react to the accusation that its just two white dudes *implying shit*?
Ehm... I really like implying shit its pretty fun.
So you've interveiwed Nick Land?
I never actually did this, this is just a thing I said I did when I went onto Michael Burns' livestream.
So you coined the term post-irony?
Yes, we live in a post-truth society so therefore our lies must also have evolved.
So how do you reconcile your anti-robot activism and your use of AI in your work?
So I think your problem is that you dont spend enough time online and that when you do you use all these adblocks and stay on like youtube and instagram, so you dont see any of these silicon valley freaks who are currently creating the culture of 10 years into the future. You think you can just shrug your shoulders and say that you dont care about AI(which I call bullshit on anyway) and that technology and capital can be seperated, but aren't engaging with the people of the diametrically opposite worldveiw. You're so sheltered in your european liberal art school enviornment that you don't realise that the use of AI has already become so hegemonic that you are currently making the "you criticise society yet you participate in it" argument that you yourself claim holds no weight when it comes to your social media use.
So how do you like living in Toronto?
No I hate it here
How do you deal with your online fame?
I love all the tweens with an unhealthy parasocial relationship with me they're great.
So you talk alot about community. Are you a communist?
Yes but I also believe in the innate goodness of hyperinduvidualised technocapitalism.
So do you have any advice for creatives?
I hate that word. It really depends on the artist in question, like for you I'd say that you're too ambitious, you bite off more than you can chew, but if you combine this with your chronic impatience, you never actually end up finishing anything. I suggest you take it slower, you work on smaller projects and allow your skills to build up to the fucking video essay you want to make so bad.
So do you ever feel that you come off as incoherent?
So I see that the argument that you're making here is one for ideological purity, which really hampers coalition building and only seeks to undermine the cause.
So you coined the term meta-irony?
Yes, I recklessly ripped a prefix from one term and applied it to another, so I'm really sorry if I confused anybody.