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…
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