This was an outstanding discussion that was a pleasure to be part of, and it was lovely how much it inspired our following discussion on Das Ding and Oppenheimer. I also highly suggest his book "Blown Away," which I have found incredible.
I love that these seminars were able to provide some deeper commentary on the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon. And I totally agree that Blown Away is incredible. Its very rare to find such a personal text written by a man of such theoretical depth.
29:27 I agree that banal interactions (hi how are you / good thanks) do lubricate the social machinery-but also I am a bit strange and tend to appreciate the times when people break this convention. It does make me cautious initially, makes me throw up some guards since it is unusually forward behavior, but there are context specific times especially, like sitting at a coffee shop, in the park, or in transit (when people are not obviously in an active rush) where going beyond pleasantries is rather cathartic. Listening to y'all makes me wonder-if we spoke up more, rather than being so repressed, so locked into our personal bubbles afraid of harming or being harmed-could we address more of the problems we face in society? If people weren't so trapped beneath convention, despite the anxiety it can provoke, perhaps we'd have more solidarity in the streets. Not at all to say there shouldn't be repression/manners, as it would be exhausting without the passing smile and wave, but it seems that a bit more conversation could help us navigate to common ground, help us achieve more solidarity with others by witnessing their truth shine out from behind the curtain of pleasantries. Like some indigenous cultures seeing individuals symptoms as a type of blessing, as a window into the sickness in the heart of the culture-by navigating people's real feels out there I think we could learn how to communicate better eventually. Not to say it'd be easy per se but that it would open potential for meaningful communion capable of sparking some change rather than masking the issues of our collective daily struggles.
Great discussion! Boothby is a titan.
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This was an outstanding discussion that was a pleasure to be part of, and it was lovely how much it inspired our following discussion on Das Ding and Oppenheimer. I also highly suggest his book "Blown Away," which I have found incredible.
I love that these seminars were able to provide some deeper commentary on the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon. And I totally agree that Blown Away is incredible. Its very rare to find such a personal text written by a man of such theoretical depth.
I'm thinking of Jack Mathey's work in neurobiology and his book The Illusion of God.
29:27 I agree that banal interactions (hi how are you / good thanks) do lubricate the social machinery-but also I am a bit strange and tend to appreciate the times when people break this convention. It does make me cautious initially, makes me throw up some guards since it is unusually forward behavior, but there are context specific times especially, like sitting at a coffee shop, in the park, or in transit (when people are not obviously in an active rush) where going beyond pleasantries is rather cathartic.
Listening to y'all makes me wonder-if we spoke up more, rather than being so repressed, so locked into our personal bubbles afraid of harming or being harmed-could we address more of the problems we face in society? If people weren't so trapped beneath convention, despite the anxiety it can provoke, perhaps we'd have more solidarity in the streets. Not at all to say there shouldn't be repression/manners, as it would be exhausting without the passing smile and wave, but it seems that a bit more conversation could help us navigate to common ground, help us achieve more solidarity with others by witnessing their truth shine out from behind the curtain of pleasantries.
Like some indigenous cultures seeing individuals symptoms as a type of blessing, as a window into the sickness in the heart of the culture-by navigating people's real feels out there I think we could learn how to communicate better eventually. Not to say it'd be easy per se but that it would open potential for meaningful communion capable of sparking some change rather than masking the issues of our collective daily struggles.
Great discussion!
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