{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Ten Thousand Things","title":"Who's your guru?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2902,"description":"Who's Your Guru? (and is Slavoj Žižek any good?)\nSam, Joe and Ali discuss gurus, including the online type:\nour times are thick with public intellectuals, influencers, and self-proclaimed experts \nSam's frequent references to Slavoj Žižek, and Joe's conclusion that he doesn't make much sense, and isn't much chop intellectually. \nSam on literal guru worship in the Hare Krishnas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness\nshould we just speak for ourselves, rather than filter our thoughts or present them in relation to influential figures?\nfigures like Jordan Peterson, Douglas Murray \nthe resort to online gurus during times of uncertainty, about how to know and think (the so-called epistemological crisis)\nA few of Joe's past figures get a mention: Stephen Pinker, Michael Shellenberger,\nhow problematic it can be when these gurus leave their area of expertise\nmany people will detect that guru lane drift, but many others still trust their Guru's every word, which is perhaps the whole point of gurus\nthe power of dialogue with other humans in understanding our own internally competing perspectives, and helping us evaluate information and perception\nstriving for clarity amidst an overload of information.\nUseful sources:\nThe Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (peer reviewed) - Zizek entry https://iep.utm.edu/zizek/\nZizek Wikipedia\nZizek wikiquote\nSome key Zizek ideas from The Conversation\n00:00 Introduction and Hosts\n00:28 Topic inro: Online Gurus\n00:41 Slavoj Žižek\n02:52 Growing up with guru worship in the Hare Krishnas\n04:22 The Dangers of Guru Worship\n05:57 The Influence of Public Intellectuals\n11:31 The Impact of Social Media on Gurus\n15:33 The Crisis of Trust in Modern Media\n28:13 Capitalism and Media Coverage\n28:34 The Search for a Reliable Source\n29:01 Disappointment in Trusted Institutions\n29:53 The Role of Institutions and Individual Sources\n32:08 The Struggle with Information Overload\n32:48 The Burden of Individual Choice...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2JAtfDhLe02gUO4tZQPGVO8knrF2fc46Ed_F40DCEtk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNzU5LzE2OTEw/MjExMTItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}