Team Human Vanessa Machado de Oliveira: The AI Asked for Ayahuasca
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Jun 18, 2025 In this engaging conversation, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, a LatinX professor and author, explores the nuances of modernity and our responsibility toward the planet. She discusses shifting from confrontational activism to nurturing interconnectedness, emphasizing community resilience in the face of crises. Additionally, she delves into the healing of colonialism and the transformative potential of technology. With a focus on self-compassion and ethical AI, Oliveira encourages a holistic understanding of existence and the power of being present.
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Humanity's False Separation from Nature
- Humans mistakenly see themselves as separate from nature due to cultural conditioning.
- This separation mindset has led humanity to ecological crisis and demands we see ourselves as part of the whole.
Responses to Collapse
- People respond to societal collapse by ostriching, bunkering, partying, or exiting.
- New responses must combine reckoning with openness to new forms of existence.
Phantom Limb Pain of Global Suffering
- Vanessa's daughter felt deep unexplained pain witnessing the world's suffering.
- Indigenous elders taught that this pain is real and reflects entanglement with global suffering.
