Rebecca Jennings
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the same kind of misinformation. It really plays into this idea that like you do create your own reality because in some ways you actually do.
Yeah, I think what Tara was saying about magic and algorithms really plays into this here because so much of our lives are lived online. No one knows, even the people that work at these companies, like how these algorithms really work. So when you get a video on your feed saying this is actually not a coincidence, like you were meant to find this video and the good things are coming for you.
Yeah, I think what Tara was saying about magic and algorithms really plays into this here because so much of our lives are lived online. No one knows, even the people that work at these companies, like how these algorithms really work. So when you get a video on your feed saying this is actually not a coincidence, like you were meant to find this video and the good things are coming for you.
Yeah, I think what Tara was saying about magic and algorithms really plays into this here because so much of our lives are lived online. No one knows, even the people that work at these companies, like how these algorithms really work. So when you get a video on your feed saying this is actually not a coincidence, like you were meant to find this video and the good things are coming for you.
It like almost feels like true because, you know, who's to say that it wasn't? And, you know, your phone has all this data about you. And so it does on some level know you better than anything else in the world. Modern religion, which fewer and fewer of us are being raised with or kind of being part of, these are things that like
It like almost feels like true because, you know, who's to say that it wasn't? And, you know, your phone has all this data about you. And so it does on some level know you better than anything else in the world. Modern religion, which fewer and fewer of us are being raised with or kind of being part of, these are things that like
It like almost feels like true because, you know, who's to say that it wasn't? And, you know, your phone has all this data about you. And so it does on some level know you better than anything else in the world. Modern religion, which fewer and fewer of us are being raised with or kind of being part of, these are things that like
Some modern religion has no real answer for because they've never been invented until now.
Some modern religion has no real answer for because they've never been invented until now.
Some modern religion has no real answer for because they've never been invented until now.
Yeah, I mean, I think there's something so deeply American about all of this. I feel like there's even strains of Puritanism in there, like this kind of predestination. You know, we are also at this time of severe wealth inequality and We've been privy to how the one percent really live in the form of social media. Like we can see what every rich person is doing online.
Yeah, I mean, I think there's something so deeply American about all of this. I feel like there's even strains of Puritanism in there, like this kind of predestination. You know, we are also at this time of severe wealth inequality and We've been privy to how the one percent really live in the form of social media. Like we can see what every rich person is doing online.
Yeah, I mean, I think there's something so deeply American about all of this. I feel like there's even strains of Puritanism in there, like this kind of predestination. You know, we are also at this time of severe wealth inequality and We've been privy to how the one percent really live in the form of social media. Like we can see what every rich person is doing online.
We can see what they're buying. We can see at least the part that they want to show. And so it provides this sort of like, well, this is you can have all of this, you know, because they're just like you. They're also on the same Internet. They're posting on the same places. But your life doesn't look like them. But it could be.
We can see what they're buying. We can see at least the part that they want to show. And so it provides this sort of like, well, this is you can have all of this, you know, because they're just like you. They're also on the same Internet. They're posting on the same places. But your life doesn't look like them. But it could be.
We can see what they're buying. We can see at least the part that they want to show. And so it provides this sort of like, well, this is you can have all of this, you know, because they're just like you. They're also on the same Internet. They're posting on the same places. But your life doesn't look like them. But it could be.
It's never been really more tempting to engage with this kind of thinking because it feels so possible. So I think that that also makes it very appealing to decide that, you know, like I too can become one of them by just thinking positively.
It's never been really more tempting to engage with this kind of thinking because it feels so possible. So I think that that also makes it very appealing to decide that, you know, like I too can become one of them by just thinking positively.
It's never been really more tempting to engage with this kind of thinking because it feels so possible. So I think that that also makes it very appealing to decide that, you know, like I too can become one of them by just thinking positively.
Yeah, for sure. I mean, any kind of like self-reflection or journaling, I think that's very helpful for people. I think modern life can often take away time that we might have otherwise spent doing something just very reflective, very slow, very quiet. And I do think it's not necessarily a bad thing that some people are sort of taking that time to figure out what they want.