Unpolished and Unprepared

Could Virtual Reality Solve The Waste of Consumerism?

St Marie ф Walker posed this question to a group of Artists . . . (Tara Cooper, Alexis Hildreth, Jess Lincoln, Aaron Maclean, Tess Martens , Eyrn O’Neil, Tait Wilman) after everyone had read the followoing articles:

WASTE/ A PHILOSOHY OF THINGS by William Viney

STUFF THEORY: Everyday objects, radical Materialism

What insues is an intriguing discussion about the possiblies and downfalls of an imagined future where VR replaces over comsumption . . .

Music - Vaski

This conversation was one of two sparked by the articles listed below. The discussion touches on how objects hold time and importance according to our beliefs around them.

WASTE/ A PHILOSOHY OF THINGS by William Viney

STUFF THEORY: Everyday objects, radical Materialism

A conversation about how different people hold different levels of intellectual curiosity, using Plato's allegory of the cave as a jumping off point.

In case you're unfamiliar with the cave allegory:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave

A wide sweeping discussion about elitism, the ethics of spending money and the illusion of value.

Trying to find a definition of 'Healing' while we prepare dinner.

A passionate conversation, wandering through topics from phenomenology to positional goods to the good life.

For anyone unfamiliar, phenomenology refers to:

"The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view." ~ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/phenomenology/

Short videos on topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAltkF3bySA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjknxljepKA

Welcome to the Unpolished and Unprepared Podcast by St Marie & Walker, where we record our philosophical conversations as we discuss various aspects of human life.

This first episode is a short introduction. The recording took place after a vibrant 45-minute conversation on the relationship between ethics and money.