April 12, 2021· 44 min
Slavoj Žižek on GameStop, WallStreetBets, and the Future of Capitalism
Orality
Model
58%
Mixed oral/literate (blogs, casual essays)
Speaker Breakdown
HostTracy Alloway(1,043 words)
M:29%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,043 words)
M:29%
GuestSlavoj Žižek(4,755 words)
M:29%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic28%
literally, completely, definitely
Engagement76%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, now, so
Repetition100%
know (56x), what (50x), about (36x)
Parallelism48%
But if she were here today, I ..., And I complained that, through..., And by and large, most of thos...
Sound Patterns66%
42 question(s), 1 exclamation(s), alliteration: "markets move"
Formulaic Phrases9%
you know what, i mean, so to speak
Literate Indicators
Hedging7%
may, quite, could
Passive Voice8%
is limited, be corrupted, be accused
Abstract Nouns32%
investment, recommendation, attention
Subordination9%
although, because, nonetheless
Sentence Length32%
Avg: 12.9 words/sentence
Word Complexity50%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style24%
495 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style79%
literally, completely, unfortunately
Description
When GameStop shares skyrocketed earlier this year, numerous pundits were quick to ascribe political significance to the whole thing. Was it a rebellion? Was it class warfare in the spirit of Occupy Wall Street? On this episode of Odd Lots, we speak with the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, who argues that the episode was significant and radical, but not in the way most people appreciate. We also talked about algorithmic trading, WallStreetBets, the pandemic, and what's next for the future of capitalism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.