1Dime Radio The Cope Industry: Spirituality and Addiction in Digital Capitalism (Ft. Mike Watson)
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Mike Watson, a professor & writer who just released a book with Revol Press titled “Hungry Ghosts in the Machine: Digital Capitalism and the Search for Self”
Timestamps:
00:00 The Backroom Sneak Peek
07:00 Gabor Mate, Carl Jung, and New Age Spirituality
18:05 Psychics, Astrology, and Algorithms
31:52 Psychedelics and Lacan vs Jung
37:36 Mass Psychosis and The Philosophy of Cope
42:25 The Philosopher vs The Activist
48:10 Adorno, Marcuse and the Student Movement
56:58 The War on Education
01:00:20 AI & The Robotization of Humans
01:05:00 AI-Generated Art
01:14:38 Is Communism Naturally Conservative?
Check out Mike Watson’s Book: https://www.revolpress.com/hungry-ghosts-in-the-machine
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Outro Music by Karl Casey
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