@Asif
Thank you for your comment and the link you provided. I heard about this interview, though I had not seen it.
I am not sure if Zizek works or does not work in a rhizomatic way; I just thought that his interview style here reminds me of the seemingly scattered nature of rhizomes. Zizek seems all over the place at times while still making connections between things that do not initially seem connected, all while being terribly engaging while ironically being distracting (the nose-touches) all at the same time.
Your other issue about being connected while not being present (even asynchronously first-hand present) seems a question worthy of more discussion…
Jeffrey