The Myths That Make Us Horizon Series Part 2: Glimpsing the Wasteland
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Feb 11, 2024 
Exploring the significance of myths in human psychology and the lack of impactful myths in modern culture. Critiquing the harmful narrative of humans as fixable machines and the dominance of consumeristic corporate myths. Navigating the wasteland of the psyche and inspiring creativity through personal artistic journeys and collaborative projects.
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Energy Blindness And Unsustainability
- Fossil-fuel-powered machines multiplied human labor by orders of magnitude, creating unsustainable energy dependence.
- Current energy consumption patterns make a stable continuation of growth unlikely without miracles.
Corporations Took The Throne
- Corporations filled the vacuum left by killed gods, becoming new dominant story-driven entities.
- The prevailing corporate myth is infinite growth, which lacks moral constraints and drives harm.
The Magic Bullet Myth
- The 'magic bullet' myth combines scientific materialism and consumer capitalism to promise simple fixes.
- That metaphor shaped medicine and corporate marketing with dangerous overconfidence.