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EPISODE · Jan 19, 2026 · 18 MIN

EPISODE 2 - Enframing & Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

from Park Bench Ontology

Episode 2 of Park Bench Ontology looks at enframing — the idea that modern systems don’t just control what we do, but how the world shows up to us in the first place.Using Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, we trace how empathy, humanity, and morality become measurable outputs inside a technological worldview — and what happens when people start treating themselves like machines.This isn’t about robots. It’s about work, burnout, identity, and why being human now feels like a performance metric.When everything becomes a resource — attention, emotion, relationships — the question isn’t “Are we free?”It’s “Free to do what?”Park Bench Ontology is a lo-fi philosophy series about ideology, culture, capitalism, and existential drift.New episodes weekly.🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world.🔗 Follow & Support:🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca🎧 Podcast: https://pod.link/uncolonized📷 Instagram: @countgavin🐦 Bluesky: gavinstephens.substack.com🎵 TikTok: @ParkBenchOntology📼 YouTube: http://youtube.com/@parkbenchontologyAlso, Check out the Substack: Dispatch From The SimulationSubscribe and leave a review!🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world.🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca 🎧 Podcast: https://pod.link/uncolonized 📷 Instagram: @countgavin 🐦 Bluesky: gavinstephens.substack.com 🎵 TikTok: @ParkBenchOntology📼 YouTube: http://youtube.com/@parkbenchontologyAlso, Check out the Substack: Dispatch From The SimulationSubscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2 of Park Bench Ontology looks at enframing — the idea that modern systems don’t just control what we do, but how the world shows up to us in the first place.Using Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, we trace how empathy, humanity, and morality become measurable outputs inside a technological worldview — and what happens when people start treating themselves like machines.This isn’t about robots. It’s about work, burnout, identity, and why being human now feels like a performance metric.When everything becomes a resource — attention, emotion, relationships — the question isn’t “Are we free?”It’s “Free to do what?”Park Bench Ontology is a lo-fi philosophy series about ideology, culture, capitalism, and existential drift.New episodes weekly.🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world.🔗 Follow & Support:🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca🎧 Podcast: https://pod.link/uncolonized📷 Instagram: @countgavin🐦 Bluesky: gavinstephens.substack.com🎵 TikTok: @ParkBenchOntology📼 YouTube: http://youtube.com/@parkbenchontologyAlso, Check out the Substack: Dispatch From The SimulationSubscribe and leave a review!🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world.🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca 🎧 Podcast: https://pod.link/uncolonized 📷 Instagram: @countgavin 🐦 Bluesky: gavinstephens.substack.com 🎵 TikTok: @ParkBenchOntology📼 YouTube: http://youtube.com/@parkbenchontologyAlso, Check out the Substack: Dispatch From The SimulationSubscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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