Kowloon Walled City, from Meatspace to Online Dreams (Content Minded Ep. 64).

On this special edition of Content Minded, I cover the history, legacy, theories, politics and imaginations around what was known as Kowloon Walled city, or the "city of darkness" in the middle of Hong Kong until it's demolition in the early 90s. I discuss it's significance in the realm of political ideas, the concept of the living "megastructure", it's aesthetic influence, the role of art as a form of anthropology, and more importantly Kowloon as a model of internet space and digital communities. the paid version is over 3 hours and features a discussion of William Gibson's science fiction writing that was inspired by Kowloon, as well as discussions on juridical law and political philosophy as it relates to Kowloon and the internet in the works of Frederic Jameson and Giorgio Agamben. as well as a bonus talk on the accounts of Communism by a Romanian priest. Subscribe today, starting at only $5 a month! To keep this kino and nectar flowing. Link to the Full Patreon Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/kowloon-walled-105330528 Link to the free and paywalled Substack link downloadable/RSS capable: https://open.substack.com/pub/gioscontentcorner/p/kowloon-walled-city-from-meatspace?r=ek35x&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true All music for Content Minded provided by Philip Daniel.Sub to his Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philipdaniel/posts Compositions in this episode: https://youtu.be/6lo8Kuqrk5g?si=Jv0kUEd5ywoLeF6j - - - Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/giantgio PLZ SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON, FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND REWARDS! https://www.patreon.com/giantartproductions PAYPAL DONATION LINK (for one time or sporadic donos, no pressure, just whatever you think is fair): https://www.paypal.me/giantartproductions SUBSTACK, with new articles and FULL EPISODES FOR $5 A MONTH: https://gioscontentcorner.substack.com/ TELEGRAM CHANNEL, LONGER RANTS AND UPDATES, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: https://t.me/giantartproductions\ NEW ENTROPY STREAM DONATION LINK: https://entropystream.live/giantartproductions Follow my art on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giant_art_productions/ Anchor/Spotify link, all podcasts available for audio download: https://anchor.fm/giantartproductions The Digital Archipelago with Prudentialist and Gio Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0jSWvWII3LYPUBhL3h1GagJf3J4G0OUM&si=fz8QFnlz_xgaEtQm The Computer Room with Kathrine Dee and Gio: https://default.blog/s/the-computer-room Linktree: https://linktr.ee/giantgio Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/giantgio Follow my art on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/giantartproductions/ Odysee backup channel: https://odysee.com/@GiantArtProduction:e For the low low price of only $5 a month, you will get access to all Content Minded Episodes, including exclusive articles and podcasts, such as my Giantart Reviews series, where i break down interesting texts. At the $20 and $50 tiers, you will get other cool swag like my artwork and a mug! there are also paypal and buy me a coffee links below for one time donations, and now he full archive and each new episode is also available for $5 a month on my Substack. Subscribe today, and keep the Content Renaissance alive!