What Are "Machine Values"? | Attention Crisis #7

πŸ“™ Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List at https://www.GadflyAcademy.com ||This episode unpacks the critical distinction between human values and technocratic ("machine") values. While human values are rooted in meaning, relationships, and...

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Oct 02, 2025
Is "Agency" A Human Value? | Attention Crisis #6

πŸ“™ Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List at https://www.GadflyAcademy.com ||In this episode, we explore whether β€œagency” should be considered a true human value. Using our 8-question framework, we examine the benefits and limits of agency, i...

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Sep 25, 2025
51 Human Values | Attention Crisis #5

πŸ“™ Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List at https://www.GadflyAcademy.com ||In this episode, we continue our exploration of the concept of human values. Using our eight-question system, I evaluate "agency," one of a list of 51 human values....

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Sep 18, 2025
Escape The Attention Trap! (Attention Crisis #2)

πŸ“™ Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List at https://www.GadflyAcademy.com ||Attention is more than just focus β€” it’s the habit that shapes our entire lives. In this episode, we dig into why attention matters, how technology and the Attention...

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Aug 28, 2025
Paul Kingsnorth | What Is Happening In The World?

πŸ“™ Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List at https://www.GadflyAcademy.com || In this episode, Paul Kingsnorth discusses his worldview, what's happening in the world, and what we can do about it.THIS IS the first episode from my interview wit...

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Sep 25, 2024
Neil Postman | Are We Amusing Ourselves To Death?

πŸ“™ Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List at https://www.GadflyAcademy.com ||Which dystopian prophecy was closer to reality: George Orwell's 1984 or Aldous Huxley's Brave New World? || Hear what Neil Postman had to say about these two dystopi...

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Sep 20, 2024
Neil Postman | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

πŸ“™ Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List at https://www.GadflyAcademy.com || Neil Postman coined the term "media ecology" in 1968 to describe the new study of media (television, radio, etc.) and its effects on humans and society. He is a sem...

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Sep 12, 2024