So what made you write your first novel, "Whatever", about a computer programmer and his sexually frustrated friend?
HOUELLEBECQ
I hadn’t seen any novel make the statement that entering the workforce was like entering the grave. That from then on, nothing happens and you have to pretend to be interested in your work. And, furthermore, that some people have a sex life and others don’t just because some are more attractive than others. I wanted to acknowledge that if people don’t have a sex life, it’s not for some moral reason, it’s just because they’re ugly. Once you’ve said it, it sounds obvious, but I wanted to say it.
-- Michel Houellebecq at The Paris Review (Fall 2010)
what the hack?
So, big brother has created this exclusive digital matrix that serves their interests, however, what about stuff off the grid, like a quiet corner of central park? or someone's secret life not displayed on twitter. can we learn to hack into real existence like a stalker of old? hacker, stalker, what's the difference? only the target, be it human or android.. hack a bank or someone's identity, or simply create a real relationship with another living person.. encryption or being cryptic is only required when we aren't being honest with someone or trying to hide our real thoughts, feelings or conditions. we spend so much time and energy trying to control data and complicate it for security purposes, windows 10 point in count which is a boat anchor now that it monitors every click and reports it back to big daddy. computers have always just been glorified typewriters to me, even when they deliver music and video, it is compressed and minimized to fit limited parameters. it lacks life and breadth or depth. compare to sound surround non digital full theater experience. watching movies on a cellphone.. is so laughable it hurts. similarly photos lack a quality of life that only a real experience and personal contact can provide. who the hack wants to hack into that?
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So what made you write your first novel, "Whatever", about a computer programmer and his sexually frustrated friend?
HOUELLEBECQ
I hadn’t seen any novel make the statement that entering the workforce was like entering the grave. That from then on, nothing happens and you have to pretend to be interested in your work. And, furthermore, that some people have a sex life and others don’t just because some are more attractive than others. I wanted to acknowledge that if people don’t have a sex life, it’s not for some moral reason, it’s just because they’re ugly. Once you’ve said it, it sounds obvious, but I wanted to say it.
-- Michel Houellebecq at The Paris Review (Fall 2010)
what the hack?
So, big brother has created this exclusive digital matrix that serves their interests, however, what about stuff off the grid, like a quiet corner of central park? or someone's secret life not displayed on twitter. can we learn to hack into real existence like a stalker of old? hacker, stalker, what's the difference? only the target, be it human or android.. hack a bank or someone's identity, or simply create a real relationship with another living person.. encryption or being cryptic is only required when we aren't being honest with someone or trying to hide our real thoughts, feelings or conditions. we spend so much time and energy trying to control data and complicate it for security purposes, windows 10 point in count which is a boat anchor now that it monitors every click and reports it back to big daddy. computers have always just been glorified typewriters to me, even when they deliver music and video, it is compressed and minimized to fit limited parameters. it lacks life and breadth or depth. compare to sound surround non digital full theater experience. watching movies on a cellphone.. is so laughable it hurts. similarly photos lack a quality of life that only a real experience and personal contact can provide. who the hack wants to hack into that?