Geoff Klock
@geoffklock.bsky.social
Tenured full professor at BMCC-CUNY with an Oxford doctorate; I teach folks about oneiric thinking via Plato, Shakespeare, Proust, Kafka, David Lynch, and the X-Men
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Geoff Klock
@geoffklock.bsky.social
· Dec 3
post 4 characters that you relate to and let people make assumptions about you accordingly
When I taught Oscar Wilde and Walter Pater and was explaining what aestheticism was one student interrupted and was like "so it's just ... vibes" and I had a hard time arguing! Where's the lie?!
Gen Z and Gen Alpha have been using “aesthetic” as an adjective or a one-word compliment on social media for a few years now.
But to older ears, it still sounds strange.
But to older ears, it still sounds strange.
Why everything is ‘aesthetic’ to Gen Z and Alpha
Gen Z turned “aesthetic” into an adjective and a one-word compliment. Why does it still sound wrong to older ears?
wapo.st
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
When I taught Oscar Wilde and Walter Pater and was explaining what aestheticism was one student interrupted and was like "so it's just ... vibes" and I had a hard time arguing! Where's the lie?!
As a substitute for religion allow me to recommend PLATO! It fulfills the need to worship something that is not just money and power but Plato is more active than religion and leaves more room for you to develop yourself on your own principles
Religious affiliation has been dropping among young people for decades, but there are examples of surging interest on college campuses and in cities. https://wapo.st/4a3Gmhk
December 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
As a substitute for religion allow me to recommend PLATO! It fulfills the need to worship something that is not just money and power but Plato is more active than religion and leaves more room for you to develop yourself on your own principles
I regret to to inform you that my best movies of the year ranking looks like this:
5. Die my Love
4. Sinners
3. One Battle after Another
2. Sentimental Value
1. CHAINSAW MAN THE MOVIE REZE ARC
5. Die my Love
4. Sinners
3. One Battle after Another
2. Sentimental Value
1. CHAINSAW MAN THE MOVIE REZE ARC
December 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I regret to to inform you that my best movies of the year ranking looks like this:
5. Die my Love
4. Sinners
3. One Battle after Another
2. Sentimental Value
1. CHAINSAW MAN THE MOVIE REZE ARC
5. Die my Love
4. Sinners
3. One Battle after Another
2. Sentimental Value
1. CHAINSAW MAN THE MOVIE REZE ARC
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I could get behind this interpretation
I think Pluribus is a comedy but I also think Kafka's The Trial is hilarious.
December 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I could get behind this interpretation
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Happy (almost) first week of winter! Stay warm out there folks 💙🧡💛 #thething #80shorror
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy (almost) first week of winter! Stay warm out there folks 💙🧡💛 #thething #80shorror
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Revachol sober (on amphetamines, chain smoking cigarettes)
December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Revachol sober (on amphetamines, chain smoking cigarettes)
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bring Jeffrey Epstein back to life and kill him
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
bring Jeffrey Epstein back to life and kill him
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Remembering Plato’s argument that the only sound reason for seeking political leadership is fear of the mess others would make if they were in charge.
December 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Remembering Plato’s argument that the only sound reason for seeking political leadership is fear of the mess others would make if they were in charge.
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this exchange has reminded me of an old tumblr meme that makes me laugh (probably too much)
December 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
this exchange has reminded me of an old tumblr meme that makes me laugh (probably too much)
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I am teaching what ideology is on the last day of my Plato class and this is a perfect example -- not only are these guys not steelworkers, they are also not architects! They are money guys!
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I am teaching what ideology is on the last day of my Plato class and this is a perfect example -- not only are these guys not steelworkers, they are also not architects! They are money guys!
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YOURE NOT PART OF THE TURBO TEAM! DONT RUN
A new look at Cody Rhodes as Guile in the new Street Fighter movie
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
YOURE NOT PART OF THE TURBO TEAM! DONT RUN
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They should invent a city that doesn't spend 60% of its budget on cops
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
They should invent a city that doesn't spend 60% of its budget on cops
HAPPY PSYCHO DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
HAPPY PSYCHO DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
Honestly I 100% understand why the hottest gift of 2025 is some kind of science fiction grenade
December 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Honestly I 100% understand why the hottest gift of 2025 is some kind of science fiction grenade
1. Swipe school ID to enter
2. log into computer
3. log into Brightspace
4. use face to open phone
5. use face again to open authenticator app
6. input six digit code
7. log into Amazon
8. use face on passkey to authenticate
9. log onto YouTube
10. use face on passkey to authenticate
2. log into computer
3. log into Brightspace
4. use face to open phone
5. use face again to open authenticator app
6. input six digit code
7. log into Amazon
8. use face on passkey to authenticate
9. log onto YouTube
10. use face on passkey to authenticate
December 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
1. Swipe school ID to enter
2. log into computer
3. log into Brightspace
4. use face to open phone
5. use face again to open authenticator app
6. input six digit code
7. log into Amazon
8. use face on passkey to authenticate
9. log onto YouTube
10. use face on passkey to authenticate
2. log into computer
3. log into Brightspace
4. use face to open phone
5. use face again to open authenticator app
6. input six digit code
7. log into Amazon
8. use face on passkey to authenticate
9. log onto YouTube
10. use face on passkey to authenticate
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remember when they wouldn't let that dad put spider man on his child's gravestone?
BREAKING: Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, and will allow its iconic characters to be on the company's Sora AI video generator.
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
remember when they wouldn't let that dad put spider man on his child's gravestone?
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[harp glissando, disney voiceover guy] By EXECUTIVE ORDER, for the first time in over FORTY YEARS, our beloved PRESIDENT TRUMP is unlocking the VAN NUYS VAULT to proudly present the COMPLETE and FULLY RESTORED filmographies of TRACI LORDS and MISTY REGAN.
December 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
[harp glissando, disney voiceover guy] By EXECUTIVE ORDER, for the first time in over FORTY YEARS, our beloved PRESIDENT TRUMP is unlocking the VAN NUYS VAULT to proudly present the COMPLETE and FULLY RESTORED filmographies of TRACI LORDS and MISTY REGAN.
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that's a fitting cover. digital edit overlaying imagery of people who actually performed labor and built things people needed
BREAKING: Trump nor Charlie Kirk won Time Person of the Year!
December 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
that's a fitting cover. digital edit overlaying imagery of people who actually performed labor and built things people needed
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This Weeks Onion Magazine:
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This Weeks Onion Magazine:
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This is quite a thing from the people who brought you a copyright extension act that strains the rule against perpetuities. Actual human artists can't tell stories with your characters for decades to come, but Sam Altman's toy can put them into porn, no problem.
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is quite a thing from the people who brought you a copyright extension act that strains the rule against perpetuities. Actual human artists can't tell stories with your characters for decades to come, but Sam Altman's toy can put them into porn, no problem.
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i hope he works in some updates on his former landlady
December 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
i hope he works in some updates on his former landlady
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can't get over the team behind the mcdonald's ad wanting credit for all the late nights and long hours they spent prompting for clips. you've somehow invented a form of ersatz creativity that recreates the suffering inherent to all creative work without any valuable output or intellectual growth
there’s just a certain type of person who would show up to your writer’s group wanting praise for presenting work but violently rejecting any form of constructive criticism that might improve it, and that right there is the target market for AI
December 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
can't get over the team behind the mcdonald's ad wanting credit for all the late nights and long hours they spent prompting for clips. you've somehow invented a form of ersatz creativity that recreates the suffering inherent to all creative work without any valuable output or intellectual growth