The Fellowship of the Ring - ‘Bend Not Break' Version | Frankly 58
Mar 29, 2024
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Exploring the archetypes from J.R. Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring in modern society and how they relate to roles in energy surplus and technology. Discussing the correlation between money supply and income distribution with different societal archetypes like technologists, salesmen, scholars, and warriors.
Society's archetypes will evolve with decreasing energy and material access, potentially impacting their societal contributions.
The concept of a 'Fellowship of the Ring' in modern times emphasizes the need for new alliances and archetypes for the future.
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Modern Archetypes in Society
Various archetypes in our modern society were discussed in the podcast. These archetypes include the banker or investor, the worker, the technologist, the salesman or barker, the scholar, and the warrior. Each archetype plays a unique role in society, from finance to academic research to military service. The podcast emphasized how these archetypes interact within the current societal framework, highlighting their contributions and impact on different sectors.
Reimagining the Fellowship of the Ring
The podcast delved into the concept of archetypes by drawing parallels to characters from J.R. Tolkien's works. It explored how characters like Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, and Frodo represented distinct archetypes within the fellowship. The host also contemplated the need for a 'fellowship of the ring' in the context of a modern meta-crisis version, suggesting a reevaluation of societal archetypes and the formation of new alliances for the future. This discussion aimed to provoke thought on the evolving roles and challenges faced by different archetypes in contemporary society.
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Exploring Archetypes from J.R. Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring in Modern Society
In this Frankly, Nate recasts his favorite book series, the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, with some speculative “archetypes” of our human world grouped by various timelines. The eventual reduction in energy and material accessibility will likely alter the archetypes that we’re familiar with today - perhaps to become something not helpful to larger society. What categories of human archetypes in the future will have the potential to best influence their communities and the Earth? What will the most powerful among us choose when it comes to protecting their (monetary, temporary) wealth vs using it towards prosocial collective responses? Finally, and most importantly what archetypes will form a new Fellowship of humans to ‘bring the ring to Mordor’ during humanity’s ‘Bend not Break’ moment? Which archetype do you resonate with? Are there others?
Watch on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oh-zdo-l8I
For Show Notes and More: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-original/58-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-bend-not-break-version
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