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Internet Ethnography with Owen Cyclops

October 12, 2021 By Brendon Marotta

Mystic Christian illustrator Owen Cyclops joins me to discuss internet ethnography and examine online culture. This is our longest episode yet, and also our deepest.

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Topics Discussed In This Episode:

  • [02:30] What internet ethnography means
  • [07:04] How the culture of the internet became a real life
  • [16:10] The internet’s social implications
  • [32:04] Why institutions are losing people’s trust
  • [37:15] Creating a story on social media
  • [48:00] Consuming social media information
  • [52:55] How the internet flattens power and social status
  • [57:32] Origin of the internet memes
  • [01:00:10] Lack of positive repercussions on the internet
  • [01:01:49] Online anonymous honesty
  • [01:05:50] How the previous internet felt more private
  • [01:07:24] Taking responsibility on social media posts
  • [01:10:37] The superiority of the internet forums
  • [01:14:51] Catering for the internet audience
  • [01:17:22] Threading on forums
  • [01:25:45] The need for niche spaces on social media
  • [01:28:11] Meeting with someone online
  • [01:30:10] Social Media and vlogging
  • [01:40:20] Using pseudo accounts vs real identity online
  • [01:44:00] Separating your real life from online life
  • [01:47:07] Why do people go insane online
  • [01:54:18] Keeping a balance between your image and what you post online
  • [01:59:13] Coming back to center and becoming yourself again
  • [02:04:11] Creating character social media accounts
  • [02:15:50] Why do people make up posts on the internet
  • [02:17:52] Pranking vs. Scam
  • [02:20:20] Distinguishing between what’s real and what’s fake online
  • [02:28:10] Social media moderation
  • [02:53:05] Simulacra and Simulation
  • [03:03:55] Standard definition of Postmodernism
  • [03:09:00] Metanarratives of the future
  • [03:13:45] Accepting that we’re living in different realities
  • [03:19:05] Constructing narratives through fiction
  • [03:25:56] Being aware of one’s metanarrative about you
  • [03:28:17] Challenging people’s metanarratives about others
  • [03:33:49] Academics and science metanarratives
  • [03:37:40] How humans are wired to view life
  • [03:48:58] Connect with Owen Cyclops

Resources

  • Owen Cyclop’s Website
  • Owen Cyclops on Twitter / Instagram
  • The Intactivist Guidebook by Brendon Marotta
  • The Art Of Getting Over by Stephen Powers
  • Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures by Mark Fisher
  • Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of “Brainwashing” in China by Robert Jay Lifton
  • Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard

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Stephanie Seneff on America’s Glyphosate Addiction

October 5, 2021 By Brendon Marotta

Stephanie Seneff shares how the common weedkiller glyphosate might be causing long-term serious health problems for Americans.

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Topics Discussed In This Episode

  • [00:58] What is glyphosate and why is it a big deal?
  • [04:10] Why the amount of glyphosate use in plants has been increased
  • [07:15] How bad is glyphosate to our health?
  • [12:50] Glyphosate and autism
  • [17:00] Is there a way to measure glyphosate effects on the body?
  • [21:29] Is glyphosate legal in other countries?
  • [25:15] How consumers can push for change
  • [26:22] Why are the food industries still using chemicals in food production
  • [34:40] Why Sulphur is an important nutrient to the body
  • [36:13] Symptoms of autistic mice
  • [37:19] Are companies going to continue using glyphosate?
  • [41:22] How can Americans opt-out of environmental glyphosate
  • [44:45] Mislabeling in the chemical industry
  • [46:19] What is the food industry trying to avoid by using glyphosate?
  • [49:10] The US hitting rock bottom
  • [51:59] Stephanie’s final words

Resources

  • Stephanie Seneff’s Website
  • Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate is Destroying Our Health and the Environment by Stephanie Seneff

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