“do not fall in love with your suffering, never presume that your suffering is in itself a proof of your authenticity. Renunciation of pleasure can easily turn into pleasure of renunciation itself” SufferingPleasureRenunciationSelf IndulgenceMasochismGlorification Author:Žižek, Slavoj
“[P]rogress is the inner development of a system, the gradual actualization of its potentials, so it all depends on which system serves as a point of reference.” PhilosophyPoliticsHistorySocietyZizek Author:Žižek, Slavoj
“True progress occurs in two steps: first, we make a step towards actualizing what we consider progress, and when we become aware of the squished bird that was the victim of this progress, we then accordingly redefine our notion of progress. It is in this sense that I define myself as a moderately-conservative communist: in order to survive we need a radical re-arrangement of our entire way of life towards some form of global solidarity and cooperation, but the urgent need to achieve this goal brings new dangers, so we should act with urgency and care.” PoliticsProgressSocietyZizekOn Progress Author:Žižek, Slavoj