FTP083: Duncan Trussell – Life, Death, and Hive Minds

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Duncan Trussell – actor, comedian and the host of Duncan Trussell Family Hour, is back on Future Thinkers for the second time. In this episode we talk about some of the pressing topics of our time, like developing individual and collective consciousness, evolving the structure and functioning of the human society, and the importance of a consistent spiritual practice for understanding ourselves and the world we live in.

In This Episode of Future Thinkers:

• Why there is so much anxiety in the Millennial generation
• Horizontalism – a decentralized way for groups to organize
• Stigmergy, or indirect coordination, in animals and humans
• The origins of the legal ban of psychedelics
• The illusion of individualism and how our society got fragmented
• Is liquid democracy viable?
• Disowning the collective narratives and embracing impermanence
• The benefits of contemplating your own mortality
• Is there a fundamental nature to all things?
• How to recognize when you are being coaxed into a certain narrative
• The myths around enlightenment, and why it is not special
• Why the purpose of meditation is not in chasing peak experiences

Mentions and Resources:

• Duncan Trussell Family Hour Episode #286 – Meditation Class with David Nichtern
• Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a documentary film
• How Do We Know The Universe Is Flat? Discovering The Topology Of The Universe, article by Fraser Cain

Book Recommendations:

• Books by David Graeber, anthropologist and anarchist activist
• Binding Chaos: Mass Collaboration on a Global Scale by Heather Marsh
• Synchronicity: The Art of Coincidence, Choice, And Unlocking Your Mind by Kirby Surprise
• Spiritual Enlightenment, the Damnedest Thing by Jed McKenna

More From Future Thinkers:

• FTP070: Pia Mancini – Upgrading Democracy For The Digital Age
• FTP047: Jordan Greenhall – Why We Need Collective Intelligence During Global Collapse
• FTP035: Duncan Trussell – Manipulating Reality
• FTP034: Duncan Trussell – Apocalypse and Cognitive Vertigo of Reality

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