The Symbolic World

298 - Mary Harrington - Conspiracies and the Return of Myth

Jul 13, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Student Reveals Decline in Reading

  • Mary spoke at a prestigious English boys' school where a student revealed most peers don’t read.
  • This highlighted the deep shift toward a post-literate, digital-native culture.
INSIGHT

Return of Transpersonal Intelligences

  • Ancient perceptions of transpersonal intelligences like angels and demons are returning in modern digital culture.
  • Internet sped-up attention cycles make these spiritual concepts reappear in new forms.
INSIGHT

Human Writers vs AI Limitations

  • AI writing threatens jobbing writers but human sense makers survive by unique pattern recognition and care.
  • AI lacks true thought and implication, so human writers must master what is unsaid and nuanced to stand out.
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