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EP 58 - MATT BLACK

hanging out with audiophiles

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The Self-Esteine by Richard Dawkins

I think the future is always about mixing things up. Very few things come out that are really completely new. They're kind of remixes and mashups of existing stuff which is how DNA works, DNA and life itself is a continuous remix. Another book that blew my mind around at the same time in the mid-70s was The Self-Esteine by Richard Dawkins. It invented the concept of the meme which then was slept on for 30, 40 years until it mushroomed back into view with the internet meme. I'm a glass half full and half empty sort of person. Naturally I've quite a depressive strand to my character.

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