{"$schema":"https://ejfox.com/schema/page-twin@1.json","kind":"reading_item","url":"https://ejfox.com/reading/Shields-How%20We%20Got%20Here","json_url":"https://ejfox.com/reading/Shields-How%20We%20Got%20Here.json","generator":"ejfox.com/json-twin@1","data":{"cacheVersion":"2026-05-13-gear-cards","html":"<h1 class=\"\" id=\"how-we-got-here\">How We Got Here</h1>\n<h2 class=\"\" id=\"highlights\">Highlights</h2>\n<blockquote class=\"md-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-400\">When the spectacle [of society] stops talking about something for three days, it’s as if it didn’t exist. The spectacle has gone on to talk about something else, and now that is what exists. The practical consequences are enormous.” The disappearance of history is the primary source of the power of the spectacle. ^ref-4551</p>\n</blockquote>\n<svg class=\"mx-auto my-8 w-full max-w-prose\" height=\"1\">\n  <line x1=\"0\" y1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y2=\"0\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1\" stroke-dasharray=\"2,4\" />\n</svg>\n<blockquote class=\"md-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-400\">(Biden is never not boring.) ^ref-14296</p>\n</blockquote>\n<svg class=\"mx-auto my-8 w-full max-w-prose\" height=\"1\">\n  <line x1=\"0\" y1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y2=\"0\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1\" stroke-dasharray=\"2,4\" />\n</svg>\n<h2 class=\"\" id=\"metadata\">Metadata</h2>\n<ul class=\"list-disc\">\n<li class=\"\">Author: David Shields</li>\n<li class=\"\">ASIN: B0DGLSSTL3</li>\n<li class=\"\">Reference: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGLSSTL3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"external-link group inline-flex items-center text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400\" data-preview-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGLSSTL3\">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGLSSTL3</a></li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"kindle://book?action=open&#x26;asin=B0DGLSSTL3\" class=\"text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400\">Kindle link</a></li>\n</ul>","title":"How We Got Here","metadata":{"kindle-sync":{"bookId":"12810","title":"How We Got Here: Melville Plus Nietzsche Divided by the Square Root of (Allan) Bloom Times Žižek (Squared) Equals Bannon","author":"David Shields","asin":"B0DGLSSTL3","lastAnnotatedDate":"2025-07-12","bookImageUrl":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61RFV9THfoL._SY160.jpg","highlightsCount":2},"tags":["book","politics","culture","writing"],"words":87,"images":0,"imageDetails":{"total":0,"cloudinary":0,"withDimensions":0},"links":1,"codeBlocks":0,"headers":{"h1":1},"toc":[{"text":"How We Got Here","slug":"how-we-got-here","level":"h1","children":[{"text":"Highlights","slug":"highlights","level":"h2","children":[]},{"text":"Metadata","slug":"metadata","level":"h2","children":[]}]}],"type":"post"}},"_links":{"self":"https://ejfox.com/reading/Shields-How%20We%20Got%20Here.json","html":"https://ejfox.com/reading/Shields-How%20We%20Got%20Here","index":"/reading.json"}}