The network hums, a be-bop rhythm,
a syncopated percussion of energy,
a jazz improvisation, jazz transformer performers.
🆃
"Total assault on the culture,"1
a revolutionary poetics, a call for liberation,
music as a weapon, a tool for social change.
"There is no private ownership of language."2 - DI PRIMA
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INT. CYBERSPACE
ALPHA and BETA are represented by two distinct musical notes, one a deep bass, the other a high-pitched, almost bird-like, sound.
⚹ (ALPHA)
Note the emphasis on improvisation,
on spontaneous manifesting.
A challenge to the rigid structures of code.
⚹ (BETA)
"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable,"3
Affirmative. A necessary element of chaos and play, as both Kerouac, and to an extent, SINCLAIR, would confirm.
"Free your mind
and your
ass
will follow,"4
the body, a site of resistance, a site of joy.
The information is wantless, people want to be free,
but the gatekeepers, the algorithms,
they do bidding of the big boss, to shape the narrative.
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CLOSE UP - A.I. GENERATED IMAGE
The image, like an old film reel, then resolves into a single, unblinking cat eye.
Whose beat are we marching to,
and can we change the tune?
^1 "Total assault on the culture": A phrase associated with John Sinclair's radical political and cultural activism. John Sinclair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sinclair_(poet)
^2 "There is no private ownership of language." Diane di Prima: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_di_Prima
^3 "The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable": Attributed to John Kenneth Galbraith, highlighting the limitations and uncertainties of economic predictions. John Kenneth Galbraith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kenneth_Galbraith
^4 "Free your mind and your ass will follow": A slogan popularized by the band Funkadelic, often associated with the counterculture and liberation movements. Funkadelic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkadelic