i am getting the sense that a scientific world-view, featuring skepticism, has been warped into a pessimistic haze that cripples intellectuals. shamala, a friend from college, was explaining basic Foucault, and being complicit in the machine of government. she indicated that each person is complicit in every horrible thing that happens to individuals as a result of the machine. i asked her if that also means that individuals can take credit for the wonderful things the machine does to keep individuals alive and happy. she said “no one who reads Foucault thinks anything good happens in the world”