Links for Later 5-25-18

Jordan Peterson takedown edition:

1. Bernard Schiff: "I Was Jordan Peterson's Strongest Supporter, Now I Think He's Dangerous."
2. Seth Abramson twitter thread: Using Metamodernism Against JP's Rhetoric.
3. Pankaj Mishra: "Jordan Peterson and Fascist Mysticism."
4. Robert Jago: JP is not a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw tribe
5. Kate Manne: "Reconsider the Lobster."
6. Elizabeth Sandifer: "Jordan Peterson: Bumbling Cult Leader or Delightful Satire?"

EP 043 Vinay Gupta on Survival and Enlightenment

Vinay Gupta spends a lot of time thinking about disasters, which in my experience means that he's a very happy man. There's nothing better than finding solutions to really horrible predicaments for improving your outlook on life. He's the designer of the hexayurt, a shelter that can be rapidly and efficiently created from readily available materials, and has built blockchain applications as part of the leadership team at Ethereum and Mattereum.

The hidden word behind our discussion today is scaling. The scaling problem underlies both his entrepreneurial efforts and his understanding of the enlightenment process. We discuss the reasons why you may not want to be around enlightened people, whether mass enlightenment is a desirable or feasible goal, and the problems of taking initiatory experiences and spiritual technologies (tantra, ayahuasca) out of their traditional containers.

I am, by temperament and experience, more sanguine about all of this than he is. I tend to think things will eventually work themselves out over time. My enlightenment experiences have been mild and pleasant; if mine had been as harrowing as his, I would probably feel as he does.

As a technical note, there were some sound issues on our Transatlantic Skype call, which occasionally made it sound as though one of us was conducting the call while having a bath or as if we had ghost hunter-style EVPs from beyond the grave on the line. I apologize for these and hope they do not interfere with your listening enjoyment.

Photo: Robin Hood Co-op

Photo: Robin Grane-McCalla

Show Notes and Links

Vinay Gupta

@leashless on twitter

Mattereum
Internet of Agreements

The Gupta State Failure Management Archive

Hexayurt
re.silience

Paul Wilson, The Calm Technique

Ethereum

Scott Nelson, Sweetbridge

Healing Earth Resources

Rocky Mountain Institute

BKS Iyengar, Light on Yoga

Nath tradition

Gurkhas
Yogiraj Gurunath Siddanath