Reality Deterioration: Ubik, Serial Experiments Lain, AI Psychosis, Fake Worlds

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With some help from Philip K. Dick’s classic novel Ubik and cult favorite anime Serial Experiments Lain, we discuss the intellectual genealogy and current situation of our slipping reality. AI psychosis, corporate rulers, gods from the machines, and more.. Full 2 hour episode, full episode archive, ongoing exclusive episodes, printed magazine subscription and more at https://www.patreon.com/c/consensusunreality

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