77: Mimetic Theory, DNA Memory, Scapegoating, Afghanistan & Biden

memetic theory, aliens and creativity - imperfection and perfection on a cartesian grid we are the puppets - even in heaven, we are fighting the forces of evil do you carry the memory of your predecessors?  DNA is memory - you are born with the memory of your previous lives - possible to "clear" people remotely? we are programming ourselves - do we decide what to mimic? - words have our own things you have control over: thoughts, speech, response to stimulus no free will - decisions are made before you can think - Machiavelli's prince is a scapegoating manual use of power = scapegoating - lessons of the dancing man Afghanistan - things left behind degrade - nation-building failure - change must be organic - crisis triggers lasting change? you can cheat yourself - why can't you tickle yourself - armchair self-help - you - me - the model there is always a third thing - this is s mediating force is all of this justification to the masses that Biden needs to go education needs disruption, adrenochrome, and kuru