Jouissance v. Desire

The distinction

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Desire is structured by lack—it’s metonymic, always pointing toward an object that stands in for another. It’s inherently deferred, tied to the future, the not-yet, the absence that the subject tries to fill.

Jouissance is a kind of satisfaction, but not a simple pleasure. It’s excessive, transgressive, often painful. It happens in the present, it invades the subject.

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