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John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Cross-Check) and Nikita Petrov (Psychopolitica.substack.com)
- Navalny’s return . 0:00
- Putin’s palace . 2:17
- Anti-Putin protests . 6:03
- The tastelessness of dictators . 6:45
- The limits of government control in Russia . 8:33
- Is FSB competent? . 15:29
- Giuliani’s part in Borat 2 . 21:34
- Incompetent doesn’t mean “not dangerous” . 23:39
- Grown-ups, society as a game . 25:33
- Gender and transgender roles . 28:02
- QAnon and Antifa as LARP games . 30:29
- John’s story of seeing Antifa violence . 33:45
- John’s hesitation to embrace the mystics’ view of life as a game . 35:38
- The importance of make-believe realities . 39:00
- Pond hockey as a metaphor for society . 43:56
- The privilege of choosing roles to play . 45:21
- Solving the problem of inequality wouldn’t remove violence and suffering . 48:52
- Sorrow is a part of the human condition . 52:05
- Removing sorrow through biohacking . 55:31
- DMT . 56:22
- Scientology and Hinduism on roles we play . 58:10
- The Bhagavad Gita on war . 1:00:31
- How do games evolve? . 1:03:41
- Glossolalia (speaking in tongues) . 1:08:03
- AI . 1:08:30
- Do we create drama because life has gotten too good? . 1:12:25
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Recorded:Jan 22
Posted:Jan 26, 2021
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