Cognitive Dissidents | Part 2 of ISOLATION: Or, The Art of Being Imperially Alone

Novelist Derek Swannson's exploration of isolation from mainstream society as a remedy to America's increasingly unaffordable suburban lifestyle in a world gone mad with consumerism and grift.

"What do you do when corporate America and its entire MKULTRA culture seems to be aligned against you? Well, if you’re like me, you opt for isolation—or 'silence, exile, and cunning,' as James Joyce put it. You find out what it’s like to live a simple life, all alone."

Written, narrated, and (for the most part) filmed and recorded by Derek Swannson. His books can be found—ironically enough—at: https://www.amazon.com/Derek-Swannson/e/B009POSBXU

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SOUNDTRACK All music available from FreeMusicArchive.org (if not recorded live on the streets of New York)

Gymnopedie 1 Performed by nisei23 From the album Soft Shapes

Take Me With You Performed by Thegntimn From Earbuds (Volume 2)

Stargazer Performed by The Stevenson Ranch Davidians From Dead Bees label sampler #8

New York Minute Prayer Performed by Shilpa Ray From Live at Monty Hall, 11/10/17

Perdue No. 4 Performed by Barryvan From Piano Pieces

The Situationists / who set fire to weathered drums and old poems by the gaslamp fixtures listening to radio broadcasts of the past Performed by The Fucked Up Beat From The Situationists

Stargazer Performed by Monplaisir From Space Porn

DeadDad Performed by Stephan Siebert From Inward

Singer in Penn Station Underground: The Sugar Bear, Kahn Hightower (with anonymous bystander) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZIPogzoqo