EPISODE · May 13, 2019 · 1H 8M
Paranoia
This episode features ideas intolerable to the ego. From George W Bush bombing the Middle East, to the bloke in the office who complains about everyone else being rubbish, we are all paranoid. But is this such a bad thing? Is it better to understand your paranoia, or live in perpetual defence? Who should take responsibility for their own paranoia…? It's not me, it's you.We discuss:Anxiety from within and without.How the subconscious creates a paranoid perspective.Why this is comforting/cathartic.The process of recognition.Individual and societal paranoia.Bullying.Resentment of institutions.Quotes from 'Paranoia' by David Bell, which is an excellent short book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This episode features ideas intolerable to the ego. From George W Bush bombing the Middle East, to the bloke in the office who complains about everyone else being rubbish, we are all paranoid. But is this such a bad thing? Is it better to understand your paranoia, or live in perpetual defence? Who should take responsibility for their own paranoia…? It's not me, it's you.We discuss:Anxiety from within and without.How the subconscious creates a paranoid perspective.Why this is comforting/cathartic.The process of recognition.Individual and societal paranoia.Bullying.Resentment of institutions.Quotes from 'Paranoia' by David Bell, which is an excellent short book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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