Navigating Misunderstandings in Online Spaces

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The chapter explores the challenges of navigating the online world post-9/11, particularly the misunderstanding of satire and humor leading to serious implications. It delves into the difficulties of explaining complex ideas or jokes to those unfamiliar with the context, showcasing futile attempts to convey nuanced concepts. Reflecting on the evolution of conspiracy culture and the impact of social media, the speaker highlights the prevalence of conspiracy theories throughout history and the challenges of addressing misconceptions in a digital age.

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Joseph Matheny, multidisciplinary artist and explorer of both the wilderness and the esoteric. Joe was an old friend of Robert Anton Wilson (Joe was also Bob's chauffeur for a while), and he was talking to Bob a lot when the book Reality Is What You Can Get Away With was published, and part of the efforts in trying to get the screenplay produced.

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Links...

• Joseph Matheny's website:
https://josephmatheny.com/

• Exploring Ong's Hat:
https://chasingshadowschronicle.substack.com/p/exploring-ongs-hat

• Incunabula Research Center.:
https://deoxy.org/irc/

• Robert Anton Wilson's "The I in the Triangle":
https://archive.org/details/THEIINTHETRIANGLE

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Host Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23

Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa: http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html