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Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction – Part 39
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The Disrupted Way of Shamanic Life Imagine living in the desert with twenty-five to fifty of your closest relatives. The social pressures of such intimate, constant coexistence would, for most of us, be overwhelming. For the San people of the Kalahari Desert, the primary method of releasing this tension was not therapy, nor alcohol, nor…
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Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction – Part 14
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The post examines the paradox of technological advancement leading to increased dissatisfaction, highlighting how artificial intelligence and corporate practices manipulate human desires. It critiques surveillance capitalism, ”bullshit jobs,” and advertising’s role in fostering social disconnection, ultimately arguing for a reassessment of capitalism’s impact on human well-being and ecological sustainability.