This video series is designed to be watched in sequence, starting from Episode 1. Otherwise it probably won’t make much sense. In this episode: If our species is poised on the edge of a cliff, how can we be philosophical about it? What philosophy would make sense of it all? Maybe Shakespeare had the answer. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave Solipsism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solipsism Mind-body Dualism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%E2%80%93body_dualism Adam Curtis - All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace https://vimeo.com/groups/96331/videos/80799353 Maya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(religion) Moksha: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha Lila: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lila_(Hinduism) Katha Upanishad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katha_Upanishad Quantum Observer Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer_effect_(physics) The Extinctionati Manifesto: http://sirius.institute/The_Extinctionati_Manifesto.pdf Hugh's book: Amazon (US) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0837R1SPW Amazon (UK) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0837R1SPW Amazon (AU) - https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0837R1SPW Playlist for the book: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr_dGr-IFQm5RL7vdUSaigsqg9wVOoK_H More info about The Extinctionati - See the Manifesto and the Desiderata Extinctionati (in the dropdown menu on the top left of the home page): http://sirius.institute/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Extinctionati/ Discord & Email: By invitation. Extinctionati Megathread of Weekly Discussions: https://www.reddit.com/r/xrmed/comments/ivfgww/desiderata_extinctionati_megathread_of_weekly/

A discussion about XR, collapse, and The System. Author, poet, scientist George Tsakraklides talks to Lord Hugh. George wrote "The Age of Separateness" and the "Climate Change Within", "Becoming Imperfect", "Poems for a Planet Running Out of Time" The Dream that humanity is unable to wake up from: https://medium.com/@george.gpt/the-dream-that-humanity-is-unable-to-wake-up-from-f373edca45a0 BLACK BEAR NEWS coverage of George's essay: https://youtu.be/ZTKWG0nHphU Lord Hugh's cli-fi novel is available on Amazon (US): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0837R1SPW Amazon (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0837R1SPW Amazon (AU): https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0837R1SPW Ernest Becker and The Denial of Death: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Denial_of_Death Dr. Gabor Maté and trauma: https://youtu.be/rQwP0XRBjq4 Allegory of the cave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_cave Krishna tells Arjuna about Self riding in the chariot of the body: https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/3/verse/43 The Age of Separateness and the Climate Change Within: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48137108-the-age-of-separateness-and-the-climate-change-within Sirius Institute: http://sirius.institute/