Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
This episode explores Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville as a systems-level analysis of how industrial extraction and hierarchical authority influence belief, behavior, and institutional outcomes.
By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or symbolism alone, the episode shows why extractive systems persist — and how they connect to broader economic, ecological, and cultural structures.
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