The NXIVM Cult (Episode #108 - Musings)

Where is the boundary point that separates a cult from a self-development type 'success program'? In this episode of 'Musings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: Juan recanting on previously strongly held position that The Social Dilemma was bullcrap, taking small actions of integrity in the micro-level, the cruel voice in your head and how to have compassion for it, a discussion on the NXIVM cult and the type of mindset required to be fooled so convincingly, joining Wim Hof's breathing cult (if he makes one!), the Turing Test and whether it would be easier to fool humans in different countries due to the structure of their language, how the Mere Mortals would fool the killer-robots before ending off with a little milestone celebration for ourselves. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:

0:00 - Intro & Mere Mortal Moments

2:20 - Juan clarifying his position on 'The Social Dilemma'

5:09 - Seeing beyond the micro to the macro message

8:03 - The importance of integrity in the small details

13:28 - The cruel voice in your head

19:38 - Joining the breathing cult

21:08 - Can AI trick us easier in the Turing Test in different languages?

25:20 - How the Mere Mortals can tell if you are really human

28:40 - Celebrating hitting 100 subscribers (twice!!)

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