The Blindboy Podcast Why everything feels so Chaotic now
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Mar 12, 2025 It kicks off with humor, featuring a lighthearted ad and a personal anecdote about language missteps. The discussion shifts to the importance of salt in history and critiques modern societal chaos, highlighting the Kalagadi tribe's water discovery methods. It reflects on the rise of neoliberalism and the exploitation of housing and refugee aid in Ireland. The episode also tackles how billionaires manipulate social media to polarize society. Finally, it emphasizes the need for community building to counteract division and promote unity.
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Salt and Survival
- Blindboy describes how the Kalahadi people of the Kalahari Desert use salt to find water.
- They trick baboons into getting their arms stuck and then give them salt, making them thirsty and leading the people to water.
Salt's Role in Civilization
- Salt's importance in human civilization is highlighted.
- Its control led to its use as currency, potentially contributing to societal development.
Cows and Salt
- Blindboy tells an anecdote about cows' attraction to mineral-rich roads near mines.
- This is linked to their ancestral instinct for seeking salt licks, highlighting genetic memory.