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25.01.2022 It is very important to reflect, learn and improve. I'm very much in "creation" mode at the moment - feeling the world, seeing the world, trying to make sense of it. Looking at my "brand". What it means when people say my name, and the association with it. This is off the back of some ideas I have been having lately, as I write the book, but also as I interact with people on streams etc. I am of the view that there are people in this world who like to create and build... and ...those who like to destroy and conquer. I think people might be confused about me. I am a builder. A creator. And I want to make people feel good. So I am going to talk a bit about this stuff. How what you consume, who you surround yourself with matters, and just... some meandering thoughts about the creative process, political dickheads and why I am tired of being dragged into the American Culture Wars.
25.01.2022 Today I'll talk a little about why you can't think of "Wokism" as "the left". First of all, the Democrats are not left. They're still right wing corporatists. And to understand why it isn't "left wing", you need to understand a little about what happened in France in the 1980s. 1. The Democrats are still right wing.... 2. Postmodernism was used to further US Hegemonic interests and estroy Marxist analysis in France, in the shadow of Stalin. 3. You're being fucked with. Royally. 4. Without understanding US Foreign Policy and History and a whole bunch of complicated crazy board shit, it's easy to think all of this is organic. It's not. It's all fuckery. See more
24.01.2022 Today I'm gunna try to splain why Madonna getting her post taken down for disinformation is a good thing, a little about how celebrities need to not be morons, and also why you shouldn't get your news from celebrities in general. Also, introduce you to the disinformation playbook if I manage to stay on topic :-)
24.01.2022 I think we are almost at the summit of Woke mountains peak. Ill talk a bit about the Gender doco, Cuties, the billboard, and the abuse. I dont care if you dont like me anymore.
23.01.2022 This one is firmly in the LOL pile. With absolutely no self-awareness, the Woke Stasi are digging up dirt on every person who signed an article, co-signed by a number of very clever people and tweeting trying to cancel them all. Including known far right philosopher Noam Chomsky. This is so meta I can barely stand it ... -- If you want to support me by becoming a Patron, I would very much love that: https://patreon.com/tealou, or if you want to give me a one-off donation via Paypal: https://paypal.me/kintsugidigital or email me for other avenues :-)
22.01.2022 This one is a sort-of departure, but not really, because ultimately it is all linked to ignoring the bots. But Nick Cave has come out against cancel culture, and I wanted to talk a bit about why it is important for artists in particular to stand up to mobs right now. I may or may not get to the point, as you know. But thats my intention :-) --... If you want to support me by becoming a Patron, I would very much love that: https://patreon.com/tealou, or if you want to give me a one-off donation via Paypal: https://paypal.me/kintsugidigital See more
22.01.2022 [Tasplaining] Malicious Compliance Here I am going to talk a little bit about the concept of malicious compliance and how it can be used in activism. Not that - as a non-binary femme trans demisexual non-black POC - I would ever advocate for such a thing. Were just sharing thoughts.
22.01.2022 Talking about writing the book, putting the chapter out etc... and some stuff I have learned lately about creativity and stuff. Also talking about whatever so ask me questions. Also, I have reached the monetisation threshold so if you're feeling generous, you can now treat me like the dirty webcam ho that you know I have always been.
21.01.2022 Ive used this analogy a few times now so I thought Id talk on camera about it. The biggest problem with Wokism - or any ideology - is that they often work as thought experiments in a controlled burn - but if the fire jumps the road, its disastrous. Thats what Ill be talking about today. Or, you know, attempting to, like Ta does. ... -- If you want to support me by becoming a Patron, I would very much love that: https://patreon.com/tealou, or if you want to give me a one-off donation via Paypal: https://paypal.me/kintsugidigital
20.01.2022 [Tasplaining] Data fuckery: Its not a conspiracy, its a consequence
19.01.2022 Today Ill be introducing you to the Ladder of Engagement. This is basically a sales funnel, but used for political purposes. Trust the Americans to turn the political system into a sales strategy and self-help book (haha), but this is what Obama did with great effect. This is a simplified version of the Organizers Handbook and other resources, but I think if we start with some fundamentals, you might be a little more immune to manipulation. Again, note the difference betwee...n the materials they give the people who are doing the recruiting vs the materials the leaders use vs those who are being recruited. Like MLM & Cults do. Again, this is not to judge - all tools can be used for good and evil, but this at least helps to begin to diagnose what is happening, and why you might feel pulled in so many directions. All the cults are trying to recruit you.
19.01.2022 I'm going to talk about KFC today. And walk you through why they are one of my favourite creative teams. This is actually an educational stream, because if you can learn how to harness this stuff and harness it well... you will smash your marketing out of the park. Don't be afraid of the mob. Use them to your advantage.
19.01.2022 I've been reflecting a lot on this lately, and trying to diagnose a lot of what is happening. As someone who has a tendency to be an Energy Vampire (or at least projects that), I want to explore some thoughts on this (having lived it), and maybe pass on some insights about how - in this world that actively pushes histrionics as a business model - how we can be functional and healthy human beings and still promote ourselves. Those things are often at odds with each other and I live this every day. So I thought I would talk a little about it.
18.01.2022 In the lead-up to the election, there's going to more and more fuckery. I'm probably going to splain a lot of this stuff in the coming weeks, so that maybe you might be more aware of what's happening. This one is a UK friendly time, as promised! :-) Don't forget, if you want to become a Patron you can at https://patreon.com/tealou or give me a one-off whatever via PayPal https://paypal.me/kintsugidigital. I'm not above being a cam ho. You know it.
18.01.2022 Ask me anything... so far I have Cuties, Book stuff, favourite food, and if I were in the US who would I vote for?
18.01.2022 [Tasplaining] Intro to Reading Political Cartoons You know, because apparently nobody has Year 8 History or English anymore.
17.01.2022 So, Kanye West has announced a run for the US Presidency, with the 'endorsement' of Elon Musk. Whilst this is most likely a troll, and all of our kneejerk reactions are to laugh... what I am going to do, is use this to make the case for it and explore how it could work. The usual Woke suspects are out calling everyone stupid and deranged for entertaining it, because *of course* they are. But it's not the craziest idea out there and I thought it warranted exploration/ explanation. I'm not saying I agree with it. Let's just have a thought experiment and entertain it for a minute (or 60) and maybe learn some stuff about how American elections work in the process.
16.01.2022 Ive been reflecting a lot on this lately, and trying to diagnose a lot of what is happening. As someone who has a tendency to be an Energy Vampire (or at least projects that), I want to explore some thoughts on this (having lived it), and maybe pass on some insights about how - in this world that actively pushes histrionics as a business model - how we can be functional and healthy human beings and still promote ourselves. Those things are often at odds with each other and I live this every day. So I thought I would talk a little about it.
14.01.2022 [Téasplaining] Intro to Reading Political Cartoons You know, because apparently nobody has Year 8 History or English anymore.
14.01.2022 In the lead-up to the election, theres going to more and more fuckery. Im probably going to splain a lot of this stuff in the coming weeks, so that maybe you might be more aware of whats happening. This one is a UK friendly time, as promised! :-) Dont forget, if you want to become a Patron you can at https://patreon.com/tealou or give me a one-off whatever via PayPal https://paypal.me/kintsugidigital. Im not above being a cam ho. You know it.
14.01.2022 Today I am going to start to talk about some of the recruitment methods that cults use to sucker people in... with a particular focus on "front groups". We'll refer to the Snowflake model and Organizer's Handbook a lot in my upcoming videos, so it is most definitely worth getting yourself a copy.
13.01.2022 Benjamin Boyce is many things. Writer, artist, and also the guy that documented what happened at Evergreen College. We're going to chat.
12.01.2022 It is very important to reflect, learn and improve. Im very much in "creation" mode at the moment - feeling the world, seeing the world, trying to make sense of it. Looking at my "brand". What it means when people say my name, and the association with it. This is off the back of some ideas I have been having lately, as I write the book, but also as I interact with people on streams etc. I am of the view that there are people in this world who like to create and build... and ...those who like to destroy and conquer. I think people might be confused about me. I am a builder. A creator. And I want to make people feel good. So I am going to talk a bit about this stuff. How what you consume, who you surround yourself with matters, and just... some meandering thoughts about the creative process, political dickheads and why I am tired of being dragged into the American Culture Wars.
11.01.2022 I think we are almost at the summit of Woke mountain's peak. I'll talk a bit about the Gender doco, Cuties, the billboard, and the abuse. I don't care if you don't like me anymore.
09.01.2022 [Téasplaining] How to be a real adult with gracious winning So, someone asked me to talk about Jameela Jamil and Mermaids, and I see it as a good opportunity to talk a little bit about why I think it is important to exercise restraint, patience and understanding with people you know are wrong. Especially if you're calling Wokeness a cult - you have to treat its members as victims.... The broader topic is about Identity quakes, and as usual I may or may not get to the point.
08.01.2022 Im going to talk about KFC today. And walk you through why they are one of my favourite creative teams. This is actually an educational stream, because if you can learn how to harness this stuff and harness it well... you will smash your marketing out of the park. Dont be afraid of the mob. Use them to your advantage.
07.01.2022 [Téasplaining] Malicious Compliance Here I am going to talk a little bit about the concept of malicious compliance and how it can be used in activism. Not that - as a non-binary femme trans demisexual non-black POC - I would ever advocate for such a thing. We're just sharing thoughts.
07.01.2022 Today I am going to show you one of the many digital agencies who specialise in online campaigning. I'll walk you through one basic handbook, all of which are based on one Master Handbook based on the work of Marshall Ganz. If you think that all these disruptive organisations seem to be part of the same group - they are - sort of. They use the same Playbook. I am increasingly of the view that these groups are part of a big pyramid scam. I mean, the agency literally calls them...selves Another Acronym. How cynical can you be? Over the next few weeks I'll talk about all the types of fuckery you're going to be exposed to, but I'll start with this one and cover more detail each day. Do, please, if you have any area you want me to deep dive into, ask and I will cover it. -- If you want to support me by becoming a Patron, I would very much love that: https://patreon.com/tealou, or if you want to give me a one-off donation via Paypal: https://paypal.me/kintsugidigital or email me for other avenues :-) Visit my website: https://teasmith.com.au
07.01.2022 I've used this analogy a few times now so I thought I'd talk on camera about it. The biggest problem with 'Wokism' - or any ideology - is that they often work as thought experiments in a 'controlled burn' - but if the fire jumps the road, it's disastrous. That's what I'll be talking about today. Or, you know, attempting to, like Téa does. ... -- If you want to support me by becoming a Patron, I would very much love that: https://patreon.com/tealou, or if you want to give me a one-off donation via Paypal: https://paypal.me/kintsugidigital
07.01.2022 So, Twitter was hacked in a pretty epic way. I have been saying for some time that there is some internal fuckery/corruption at Twitter and hypothesised that they had been compromised by the "cult" and that they are deliberately manipulating the platform. It appears to have come out that this is the case. Despite being downplayed in many circles as a "Bitcoin scam", this is a major event with some pretty serious implications. I'll also talk about what I have observed with th...e platform and talk about what we should be doing. It's time we held social platforms to account and had more transparency/rights. This is not okay. They have too much power.
07.01.2022 [Téasplaining] Why none of our leaders give a fuck about any of us The Stock Markets have reported a record high during mass unemployment, riots and a pandemic. Why is that? And why are all our Woke people not angry about it?... Why is that? This is an expansion on what I started to talk about yesterday. It's because they're all rich fucks and they don't want us to work together, man.
05.01.2022 [Tasplaining] Why none of our leaders give a fuck about any of us The Stock Markets have reported a record high during mass unemployment, riots and a pandemic. Why is that? And why are all our Woke people not angry about it?... Why is that? This is an expansion on what I started to talk about yesterday. Its because theyre all rich fucks and they dont want us to work together, man.
05.01.2022 [Tasplaining] How to be a real adult with gracious winning So, someone asked me to talk about Jameela Jamil and Mermaids, and I see it as a good opportunity to talk a little bit about why I think it is important to exercise restraint, patience and understanding with people you know are wrong. Especially if youre calling Wokeness a cult - you have to treat its members as victims.... The broader topic is about Identity quakes, and as usual I may or may not get to the point.
04.01.2022 So, Kanye West has announced a run for the US Presidency, with the endorsement of Elon Musk. Whilst this is most likely a troll, and all of our kneejerk reactions are to laugh... what I am going to do, is use this to make the case for it and explore how it could work. The usual Woke suspects are out calling everyone stupid and deranged for entertaining it, because *of course* they are. But its not the craziest idea out there and I thought it warranted exploration/ explanation. Im not saying I agree with it. Lets just have a thought experiment and entertain it for a minute (or 60) and maybe learn some stuff about how American elections work in the process.
04.01.2022 Today I'll be introducing you to the Ladder of Engagement. This is basically a sales funnel, but used for political purposes. Trust the Americans to turn the political system into a sales strategy and self-help book (haha), but this is what Obama did with great effect. This is a simplified version of the Organizer's Handbook and other resources, but I think if we start with some fundamentals, you might be a little more immune to manipulation. Again, note the difference betwee...n the materials they give the people who are doing the recruiting vs the materials the leaders use vs those who are being recruited. Like MLM & Cults do. Again, this is not to judge - all tools can be used for good and evil, but this at least helps to begin to diagnose what is happening, and why you might feel pulled in so many directions. All the cults are trying to recruit you.
04.01.2022 [Téasplaining] Feeling cute, might delete later
04.01.2022 Today Ill talk a little about why you cant think of "Wokism" as "the left". First of all, the Democrats are not left. Theyre still right wing corporatists. And to understand why it isnt "left wing", you need to understand a little about what happened in France in the 1980s. 1. The Democrats are still right wing.... 2. Postmodernism was used to further US Hegemonic interests and estroy Marxist analysis in France, in the shadow of Stalin. 3. Youre being fucked with. Royally. 4. Without understanding US Foreign Policy and History and a whole bunch of complicated crazy board shit, its easy to think all of this is organic. Its not. Its all fuckery. See more
03.01.2022 [Téasplaining] Data fuckery: Its not a conspiracy, its a consequence
02.01.2022 Today Im gunna try to splain why Madonna getting her post taken down for disinformation is a good thing, a little about how celebrities need to not be morons, and also why you shouldnt get your news from celebrities in general. Also, introduce you to the disinformation playbook if I manage to stay on topic :-)
01.01.2022 [Tasplaining] Feeling cute, might delete later
01.01.2022 This one is a sort-of departure, but not really, because ultimately it is all linked to 'ignoring the bots'. But Nick Cave has come out against 'cancel culture', and I wanted to talk a bit about why it is important for artists in particular to stand up to mobs right now. I may or may not get to the point, as you know. But that's my intention :-) --... If you want to support me by becoming a Patron, I would very much love that: https://patreon.com/tealou, or if you want to give me a one-off donation via Paypal: https://paypal.me/kintsugidigital See more
