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Dumb Dive tries something new with a close friend of the show and special guest.
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Pranav tells us the story of his adventures being a bartender for a farmer's convention in rural UK and the pros of getting into the gig economy.
For the core of the discussion, Arvind brings up ideas from the book "God, Human, Animal, Machine" by Meghan O'Gieblyn regarding intelligence, consciousness and how we interact with increasingly intelligent robots and machines.
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Do you like cartoons? We like cartoons and we'll make sure you know how much. Once again, we discuss how cartoons have changed and why?
Cartoons are so much more than just a time waste and distraction for kids and young teenagers, they stimulate creativity, empathy and learning when done well.
Content Warning: Death
Pranav and Arvind talk about the 24 hour news cycle and how it ties into fear mongering, a book discussion on Tuesdays with Morrie (Spoiler alert!) and the cultural identity of Indian cities and how colonialism has influenced them.
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Pranav introduces some of the stories and games he has been revisiting, and Arvind talks about his love for weird gimmick video games and how the metaverse looks worse than games from the 2000s.
We also each have our highly caffeinated rants against tea-travesties (travesteas perhaps?)
Notes
00:00:47 Berserk (Manga)
00:02:46 "Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you" - Nietzsche
00:05:20 "man created God in his own image" - Ludwig Feuerbach
00:15:02 Batman: Arkham City (2011 Video Game)
00:17:11 Batman: The Animated Series (1992-95 TV Show)
00:21:02 Gotham City Impostors (2012 Video Game)
00:24:19 Double Action: Boogaloo (2014 Video Game)
00:32:40 OpenAI DALL-E 2
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