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The Guided Collapse

by M. Jack Ferdinand

Beautiful things are disappearing in the world, and people don’t seem to notice it.Society is being driven to the junkyard and people are either helping to steer the wheel, or fuel the tank. The Guided Collapse is a project by M. Jack Ferdinand which endeavors to preserve good sense, and the beautiful, finer customs and conventions of expression and language—so that we don’t lose the art of being human. It is an in-depth analysis of modern culture & society and an exploration of how we can better ourselves as tech continues to advance and change the world.

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  1. 002: A World Governed by Hearts & Other Emojis

    People chase trends, digital hearts, and speak in shorthand "memes." They have designed a fast-moving world of instant fruits, instant rewards, and instant gratification; propagating a scarcity mindset and the idea that life is a lot shorter than it actually is—so, everything must happen right…

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  2. 001: The Revolution Starts With You

    People think it’s all thumbs and memes, and if it doesn’t seem like there’s a price to pay for all of this technological comfort—that’s because our children are the ones paying for it. In this debut episode of The Guided Collapse, M. Jack Ferdinand discusses how the internet and modern technology...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Beautiful things are disappearing in the world, and people don’t seem to notice it.Society is being driven to the junkyard and people are either helping to steer the wheel, or fuel the tank. The Guided Collapse is a project by M. Jack Ferdinand which endeavors to preserve good sense, and the beautiful, finer customs and conventions of expression and language—so that we don’t lose the art of being human. It is an in-depth analysis of modern culture & society and an exploration of how we can better ourselves as tech continues to advance and change the world.

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M. Jack Ferdinand

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Beautiful things are disappearing in the world, and people don’t seem to notice it.Society is being driven to the junkyard and people are either helping to steer the wheel, or fuel the tank. The Guided Collapse is a project by M. Jack Ferdinand which endeavors to preserve good sense, and the...

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