We imitate each other. And sometimes our imitations are contagious. Infectious. Dangerous. Let's discuss Social Contagion. Which can be something as simple as a yawn. Or can be something completely overwhelming. Give a thoughtful non-contagious listen to a few observations. ..... 00:00:00 Intro 00:07:25 What is Social Contagion? 00:08:25 Laughter 00:15:25 Induced Social Contagion and Propaganda 00:26:00 Economic Bubbles and Tulip Mania 00:32:10 Spiritualism and the Second Great Awakening 00:42:55 Celebrity and Social Contagion 00:46:45 Drugs and the Opioid Crisis 00:53:20 Skoptsy Movement in Russia 00:55:20 Tattoos and Body Modification 00:58:55 Social Contagion and 'Identity' 01:05:45 Social Contagion Becomes the Pathology of Empathy 01:12:05 Conclusion ..... THIS is the official call and invitation for A Gathering In Georgia to be held here in the Republic of Georgia for early October 2023. There are 12 or so places. 8/12 are already taken. Do you want to come? Watch this video carefully! https://youtu.be/0ZUDGn9PNgc Send your replies to: reckoningmotions (at) yahoo (dot) com ..... Hey. The dollar is down here by 30%, my rent increased by 50%, inflation is at 20%. All in the last year. I could seriously use the support. Here's the PayPal link if you want to help me out . Click this... https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=GE5NHN8AYL3YC .... The GoFundMe link is still be active. Here's the link! I need someone to test it for me. GoFundMe link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/send-byrne-powers-library-from-alaska-to-georgia?utm_campaign=p_cp_url&utm_medium=os&utm_source=customer ............... The Anadromous Life essay site for more in depth ideas: https://theanadromist.wordpress.com/ Visit my Gravity From Above channel is this one: https://www.youtube.com/user/gulagzero The Gravity From Above site for more artistic ideas involving puppetry, music, dance and other arts. https://gravityfromabove.wordpress.com/ And to understand more about my life in Georgia check out my Georgian Crossroads channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFJ6Tm71ieNcjcUb-Trc8g And if you want to communicate with me use The Anadromous Life Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/theanadromist/ (I don't want to have to make my personal page private because I have too many 'friends'. If it's dialogue you want go there. I'll start 'community' page soon enough if the demand is there.) Thanks for watching, more coming soon! Meanwhile dig into the Anadromous past. From Tbilisi Georgia (Look it up on a map!) Swimming Against the Stream Byrne #georgia #caucasus #Tbilisi ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVyjoMQ6RlA

Happy New Year from Tbilisi. Გილოცავთ ახალ წელს!! Let's review the insanely intense year 2022. And then let's hear about your year and your hopes for 2023. We hear from Paul VanderKlay, Alastair Roberts, Nate Hile, Grizwald Grim, Teddy from Israel, Cassidy, two Lauras, Job from the Netherlands and many more. This is part of the Q & A series as well as Anadromous Dialogues. Give ear in the Anadromist Time Capsule for January 1st 2023. Here is Teddy's email address: teddyem at gmail d ot com ..... Keep me afloat! Please donate to this channel through PayPal. More than $50 at once or $10 per month will get you ten hours of AUDIO extras from the Anadromist. Click this... https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=GE5NHN8AYL3YC ................ The Anadromous Life essay site for more in depth ideas: https://theanadromist.wordpress.com/ Visit my Gravity From Above channel is this one: https://www.youtube.com/user/gulagzero The Gravity From Above site for more artistic ideas involving puppetry, music, dance and other arts. https://gravityfromabove.wordpress.com/ And to understand more about my life in Georgia check out my Georgian Crossroads channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFJ6Tm71ieNcjcUb-Trc8g And if you want to communicate with me use The Anadromous Life Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/theanadromist/ (I don't want to have to make my personal page private because I have too many 'friends'. If it's dialogue you want go there. I'll start 'community' page soon enough if the demand is there.) .... Here is a complete list of all of my Anadromous sites. https://linktr.ee/anadromist ..... Thanks for watching, more coming soon! Meanwhile dig into the Anadromous past. From Tbilisi Georgia (Look it up on a map!) Swimming Against the Stream Byrne #Ukraine #Putin #propaganda ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSZeS-jCzVE