In this episode, we're discussing Power!

This is part 2 of 3.

The Co-Host is my longtime friend Ian, and he and his girlfriend have an upcoming project of artisan soap. I'll share more info once they get it set up. If you'd like to help out or mentor them on soap distribution, let me (Electra) know and I'll get you in contact!

Sections

• 0:00:00 Intro Credits
• 0:01:06 Thanking my Patrons
• 0:02:14 Introduction Chat
  • Content Warnings... I am a bit unfocused and probably missed some. If you let me know via Patreon, I'll update the show notes here.
• 0:06:40 Ian's Intro section and our relationship - Japan
• 0:07:54 Grounding Prayer
• 0:08:48 Return to Dacher Keltner's book The Power Paradox... and the Paradox revealed by his team's research. But the paradox IS NOT INEVITABLE. There IS another way!
• 0:13:59 Examples in Public View (speculative): Elon Musk in 2023 as an example of erratic awareness of the power one holds based on how powerless he feels internally.
• 0:19:12 Interjection about Elon Musk, fact-checking (links in show notes!)
• 0:24:06 Also a feeling of powerlessness while actually holding power is something that plays out in the small scale, like in family, small business, religious communities...
• 0:25:37 Intentional or negligent/carelessness keeping a large populace too powerless individually: reflecting on WGA (and now SAG-AFTRA) strike and Glacier NW Supreme Court Case ruling that undermines the workers' collective power and enhances the corporations' collective power
• 0:34:37 Unions are collective power, and by collaboratively funding them, it creates security for all members and all industry colleagues
• 0:37:01 Interjection: 1980s? Oops, actually 1947 and then 2018.
• 0:38:20 Back to WGA strike and Glacier NW v Teamsters
• 0:41:37 These were decisions. There are alternatives. It seems overwhelming, too many threads to tangle. But if we focus on the values of empathy and collaboration that we want, it's easier to recognize which threads to pull... and I think we're not alone in feeling the current values of self-focus and zero-sum competition are untenable.
• 0:43:56 Interjection of self-disclosure and why the episode is out so many weeks delayed! Skip forward 4 min 30ish sec to ending credits if you want.
• 0:48:25 Outro Credits

References to the show (and there are a lot, a lot, a lot) can be found in the show notes! As well as a transcript of the Elec-ture.

This is Under the Umbra: Using Empathy and Collaboration to Navigate a World of Shadows. In each episode, Electra and the co-hosts explore ways to think about and plan for difficult relationships with people and systems in a way that stays grounded in values and centers community. I invite you to try out focusing on Empathy and Collaboration as a realistic and compassionate model for interpersonal interactions. If you find yourself Under the Umbra, let's find our way back to the light.

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This podcast was created, recorded, edited and produced by me, Electra, and brought to you by Bridge to Becoming LLC. Music is by SoulProdMusic on Pixabay and used with permission. Show art is by Lo Carter, 2023. Subtitle crafted by Vera!