ACID RANT

Counter-Culture Media

ACID RANT is a Toronto based cultural movement focused on fostering a community of critical-thinking, creative youth that want to disrupt the system and create a better world. We do that through creating and curating counter-culture.

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Kendrick Lamars Ab-Soul Outro, Sartre, and Jean Baudrillards Simulacra and Simulations

Acid Rant

Sep 17
10 min

Kendrick Lamars Ab-Soul Outro, Sartre, and Jean Baudrillards Simulacra and Simulations

Aside from capitalistic pursuits, survival and doing things to please others, what's the reason a lot of us do anything?

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Arthur Schopenhauer, Transcendental Experience, Art and Hip Hop Spirituality

Acid Rant

Sep 11
14 min

Arthur Schopenhauer, Transcendental Experience, Art and Hip Hop Spirituality

quest for tranquillity, and he pursued this by retracing the path through which Will, which he believed is the foundational being of everyth

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Kanye West, Arthur Schopenhauer, Religion and Aesthetic Appreciation in the Face of Suffering

Acid Rant

Aug 22
9 min

Kanye West, Arthur Schopenhauer, Religion and Aesthetic Appreciation in the Face of Suffering

The observation of aesthetic experience is an ego inhibitor that makes you in tune with our fundamental nature that unites us past the surfa

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Elon Musk, Bo Burnham, The Internet, Modern Renaissance and How To Be A Renaissance Man

Acid Rant

Aug 11
15 min

Elon Musk, Bo Burnham, The Internet, Modern Renaissance and How To Be A Renaissance Man

We can focus our energy into harnessing our creativity in the pursuit of knowledge in order to actualize our full capacity with the tools we

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Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Tupac Shakur: Speaking Out, Communist Revolution and Whats Next?

Acid Rant

Jul 19
8 min

Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Tupac Shakur: Speaking Out, Communist Revolution and Whats Next?

We can have opinions on blanket issues and the resolve will always be simple and seem like it's common sense.

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Bill Burr Philly Rant, Kanye West 'Yeezus' and Sartre: How much say should consumers have over art?

Acid Rant

Jul 17
6 min

Bill Burr Philly Rant, Kanye West 'Yeezus' and Sartre: How much say should consumers have over art?

But then releasing that art leaves you open for criticism. Which begs the question, how much say should the consumer have in the creation of

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Huey P. Newton on Our Internalized Prejudice

Acid Rant

Jul 8
7 min

Huey P. Newton on Our Internalized Prejudice

Criticism is difficult, yet necessary. It's one of those reality checks, especially if it's true, that can actually make you a better human

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Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Ted Kaczynski: How To Fix The World (Practical Resources)

Acid Rant

Jul 7
11 min

Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Ted Kaczynski: How To Fix The World (Practical Resources)

Divide and conquer has been used to keep people dependent on existing systems and industries.

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Kanye West, Viktor Frankl, Toronto and Society's Stifling of Contemporary Artists

Acid Rant

Jun 25
8 min

Kanye West, Viktor Frankl, Toronto and Society's Stifling of Contemporary Artists

Our world puts limits on our levels of self belief and awareness. We live in a world that produces low self esteem and then caters to it by

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Sartre, Nietzsche, Solzhenitsyn, J Cole and Noname: Why Authenticity Matters

Acid Rant

Jun 24
11 min

Sartre, Nietzsche, Solzhenitsyn, J Cole and Noname: Why Authenticity Matters

Their favourite influencer heard the term from their favourite rapper which has barely done any readings themselves. J Cole is a conscious r

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