Alexander R. Galloway

One might say something similar about leftist cultural production in general: (1) the left is forever true in the here and now, always in the grip of its own immediate suffering; but (2) it will forever be defeated in the end, even if it finds vindication there. This is why Debord can occupy himself with both struggle and utopia.

There are many kinds of black boxes.7 One is the black box as cypher. Another is the black box as function. With the lid closed, the laptop is a black box cypher. With the lid up, a black box function

The question was phrased unforgettably: “This is the enemy’s machine. You always have to find out what it does and how it does it. What shall we do?”