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Threshold Ten · Desire

The Pornographic Soul

Desire, attention, and conscience in a commodified age

By Jason Elijah

An inquiry into desire, attention, intimacy, and conscience in a commodified culture, examining what happens when people and experiences are approached primarily as things to consume.

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A question to enter with

What happens to desire when attention, bodies, and intimacy become things to consume?

The Human Return Library connects this inquiry with questions of perception, relationship, responsibility, and the conditions in which people can live more fully.

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Editions & reading

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This book is developed through substantial AI collaboration, including drafting. Jason Elijah directs the work and takes responsibility for what he releases.

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