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Capitalism might as well be a curse word to some people. This episode isn't for those people.  

Using a pro-capitalism propaganda film from 1948, we have a rational conversation on capitalism, both its benefits and flaws.   

Enjoy the feeling of relating to other sane humans over a controversial topic in this unicorn of political content.  

 

◬ In this episode:   

⋗ Word of the podcast: Capitalism⋗ Is capitalism just harder to understand than other systems?⋗ A nuanced critique of capitalism  ⋗ How we've become less free than we even realize⋗ The new ailment: mask-ism  

 

◬ Video referenced: Make Mine Freedom (1949)

 

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Your Instagram ads might be an accidental window into the horror of our budding technocracy.

 

Whether your ads are benign or unhinged, the targeted ads we're now accustomed to are actually a rabbit hole into our changing relationship with technology.

 

Targeted ads might know something about you that you don't—or they might be a great example of the tech world's oversimplification of human beings.

 

◬ In this episode:

 

⋗ What your Instagram ads think about you ⋗ Mobile games expose the dark primitive core of humanity ⋗ Understanding yourself through the reflection of your targeted ads ⋗ Why it's terrifying that your Instagram ads target you

 

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Cults get a bad rep (which is mostly deserved). Yet, cults are a core part of American culture.

 

The Koreshans of Florida are a beautiful example of the human desire to figure out the mysteries of life, the American desire to believe freely, and how fears over misinformation ignore that man cannot live by facts alone.

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ If you don't like society, start a cult! ⋗ Learning from the origins of a respectable Florida-based cult ⋗ Setting a mission statement for your cult ⋗ Fear-mongering about misinformation is misinformation ⋗ How misinformation has led to good things

 

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You use technology for things you don't even realize you use technology for. You think about "breaks" and "offline days" because a life spent offline is no longer imaginable.

 

The cyborg future is close, but you can still resist. We're talking about how we've molded technology with our own human limitations and whether the Amish can save us.

 

◬ In this episode:

 

⋗ Word of the podcast: Manicheism ⋗ Our inevitable cyborg future (and how not to fight it) ⋗ Did we inadvertently program our dualistic perspective into technology? ⋗ Is our limited understanding of ourselves reflected back on us through the way we design technology? ⋗ How does our reliance on technology influence our personalities? ⋗ The Amish are ready.

 

◬ Video referenced: Computers and Human Behavior (1962)

 

◬ Similar episodes:

⋗ You're the Experiment | Ex Machina⋗ Rage Against the Smartphone | Social Dilemma

 

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In the Silver Eye Society's AMA, we consider your questions in our usual absurdist form.

 

◬ In this public portion of May's AMA, we answer:

 

⋗ Q: Is the Netflix company culture change an indicator of the pendulum swinging back? ⋗ It's time for trans people to give the spotlight to the next disgruntled minority ⋗ Businesses like Netflix will learn to stop catering to a minority of perpetually enraged online activists ⋗ Rejecting the authoritarian mindset

 

 

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Salomé Sibonex

Justin A.W. Blair

 

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From the entertainment industry to the education sector, it seems like increasingly far-left politics are promoted by people with questionable intentions.

 

What does Nike get from pandering to ideologies that criticize its existence? What do wealthy celebrities get from public groveling?

 

Lenin's rise to power reveals patterns that explain today's strange political landscape.

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ What do celebrities & companies get from virtue signaling? ⋗ Does comfort & lack of purpose make political activism more appealing? ⋗ Moderate views are more threatening to extremists than opposing extremes ⋗ Salomé's embarrassing leftist past ⋗ How do people still justify communism despite its bloody history? ⋗ Word of the podcast: Bolshevik

 

◬ Book Mentioned: Lenin: The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror

 

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You might not think mimes are a problem, but a quick glance through any social media platform will show that mimicry is alive and thrives.

Children use mimicry to develop socially, but what happens when adults are more like mimes than individuals?

 

We're going deep into the minds of mimes and the psychology mimicry to find out where all the originality has gone.

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Word of the podcast: Mime ⋗ How to fight the mimes ⋗ Conformity is dehumanizing ⋗ Controlling people's speech enforces conformity ⋗ Trump as a study in breaking political molds ⋗ Social media is mime world⋗ Censorship and coerced speech are infantilizing

 

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In the Silver Eye Society's AMA, we consider your questions in our usual absurdist form.   

 

In this public portion of April's AMA, we answer:  

⋗ Q: How to develop discernment versus judgment⋗ Battle between Eastern and Western views on judgment⋗ Q: What was the movie that got you into movies as serious art/philosophy?⋗ Salomé's art film epiphany movie⋗ Q: Your views about how to focus on creating even during dark times⋗ Creative work can balance suffering⋗ Q: In the pursuit of truth, where to draw the line between morality, practicality, and circumstance⋗ Using your values to find nuance in the pursuit of truth⋗ Favorite NIN album?

 

◬ Submit your questions for the next AMA via the Silver Eye's Reddit page and keep an eye out for our updates on social media for the next submission period:

Salomé Sibonex

Justin A.W. Blair

 

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We treat today's problems like they're unprecedented signs of societal collapse, but history shows we've been dealing with the same problems for centuries.

 

A look at one American president's life shows how similar today's controversies are to those of the past. Most importantly, what happens when we don't realize we're repeating history?

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Word of the podcast: Commonplace Book ⋗ The lo-tech Pinterest of the past ⋗ Jefferson was pro-Bitcoin ⋗ Conspiracies are a natural part of human life ⋗ Free speech and the media have always been messy ⋗ Liberal idealism and university student madness ⋗ Why it's crucial to know the history of society's problems ⋗ Viewing history as a wise elder vs. a passionate youth

 

◬ Book Mentioned: American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

 

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Is everything that past generations dreamed of and suffered for destined to be scoffed at and subverted by subsequent generations?

 

A podcast on navigating the American Dream become nightmare and how not to get swallowed by the suburbs.

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Word of the podcast: Vivarium ⋗ Do the achievements of the past inevitably become the burdens of the future? ⋗ Without defined goals, success feels arbitrary and less satisfying ⋗ Gendered methods of escaping from misery ⋗ Millennial apathy or disdain for existence? ⋗ Actively choosing your life is what can make it bearable ⋗ You either dig your enemy's grave or your own

 

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