What Would Technology Look Like if It Was Developed From the Perspective of Meaning Three Point O Yes?

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We see your pain, we feel your pain. We share your pain. And that's profound on a human level. So let's connect this to technology. What would technology look like if it was developed from the perspective of meaning three point o yes? I mean, perversely, i think our best case studies are in cells. Some of these fringe ideas were better off dying in the crib. But they're not. They're actually catching fire. Instead of just being one lone whack nut in my town, i now find a thousand people around the world, and now we're a thing. The same with any extremist recruiting strategies. I'f like hay, you're isolated and

What helps you make meaning in challenging times? As you confront COVID, the climate crisis, and all of the challenges we discuss on this show, what helps you avoid nihilism or fundamentalism, and instead access healing, inspiration, and connection?

Today on Your Undivided Attention, we're joined by anthropologist and writer Jamie Wheal. Wheal is the author of Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In a World That's Lost Its Mind. In the book, he makes the case that in order to address the meta-crisis — the interconnected challenges we face, which we talked about in Episode 36 with Daniel Schmachtenberger, we must address the meaning crisis — the need to stay inspired, mended, and bonded in challenging times. Jamie argues that it doesn't matter whether we're staying inspired, mended, and bonded through institutionalized religion or other means as long as meaning-making is inclusively available to everyone.

What we hope you'll walk away with is a humane way to think about how to address the challenges we face, from COVID to climate — by enabling us to make meaning in challenging times.