Episode #2157
Duncan Trussell
Books mentioned
Bullshit Jobs
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Foundation
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Interview with the Vampire
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Fifty Shades of Grey
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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Bhagavad Gita
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The Bible
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Dianetics
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Duncan Trussell, a comedian and creator of The Midnight Gospel, joins Joe Rogan to discuss AI, simulation theory, psychedelics, and spirituality. They explore topics like drone warfare, social media algorithms, the nature of evil, and the potential for technology to enable direct mind-to-mind communication.
What they talked about
- Resisting AI and inevitable technological evolution
- Simulation theory and timeline changes from 1950s to 1980s
- Anunnaki conspiracy theory and volcanic atmosphere
- Critique of the movie Civil War and predictive programming
- Dangers of AI in policing and military applications
- Psychedelics and potential for planetary consciousness shift
- Criticism of authoritarianism and fear-based control
- Biblical interpretation and spiritual depth of texts
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